SINCE 1828
humin
noun
hu·min
| \ ˈhyü-mən
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Medical Definition of humin
: any of various dark-colored insoluble usually amorphous substances formed in many reactions
especially
: a pigment formed in the acid hydrolysis of protein containing tryptophan — compare melanoidin
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