Medical Dictionary

humin

noun hu·min \ˈhyü-mən\

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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