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pl. Etym: [F. matines. See Etymol. above.]

Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal.

A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See SoirÉe.

Tissue which is not stained by fluid dyes. W. Flemming.

Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing. "Animating cries." Pope. -- An"i*ma`ting*ly, adv.

Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes.

Of or pertaining to the skin.

Same as Hematin.

Same as Hematinometer.

Same as Hematinometric.

Hematoxylin.

Any substance, such as an iron salt or organic compound containing iron, which when ingested tends to increase the hemoglobin contents of the blood.

A form of hemoglobinometer.

Relating to the measurement of the amount of hematin or hemoglobin contained in blood, or other fluids.

A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc.

One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction.

Furnished with lobes or flaps.

A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate.

A substance allied to alkali albumin and to mucin, present in semen, to which it is said to impart the mucilaginous character.

Urinary hæmatin; -- applied to the normal coloring matter of the urine, on the supposition that it is formed either directly or indirectly (through bilirubin) from the hæmatin of the blood. See Urochrome, and Urobilin.