*matin*

adj. 1. not readily colored by stains; -- of substance of a cell nucleus chromatinic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing. “Animating cries.” Pope. -- An"i*ma`ting*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, color. ] 1. (Biol.) Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Biol.) The deeply staining substance of the nucleus and chromosomes of eukaryotic cells, composed of DNA and basic proteins (such as histones), the DNA of which comprises the predominant physical basis of inheritance. It was, at the beginning of the 20th century, supposed to be the same substance as was then termed idioplasm or germ plasm. In most eukaryotic cells, there is also DNA in certain plasmids, such as mitochondria, or (in plant cells) chloroplasts; but with the exception of these cytoplasmic genetic factors, the nuclear DNA of the chromatin is believed to contain all the genetic information required to code for the development of an adult organism. In the interphase nucleus the chromosomes are dispersed, but during cell division or meiosis they are condensed into the individually recognizable chromosomes. The set of chromosomes, or a photographic representation of the full set of chromosomes of a cell (often ordered for presentation) is called a karyotype. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; skin. ] Of or pertaining to the skin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hematin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hematinometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Hematinometric. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood. ] 1. Hematoxylin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol. Chem.) A bluish black, amorphous substance containing iron and obtained from blood. It exists the red blood corpuscles united with globulin, and the form of hemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin gives to the blood its red color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Hematin. ] (Med.) Any substance, such as an iron salt or organic compound containing iron, which when ingested tends to increase the hemoglobin contents of the blood. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Hematin + -meter. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A form of hemoglobinometer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Relating to the measurement of the amount of hematin or hemoglobin contained in blood, or other fluids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood. ] A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. "isto`s tissue + E. hæmatin.] (Physiol.) One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction. [1913 Webster]

a. [ See Loma. ] (Zool.) Furnished with lobes or flaps. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. mâtin. ] (Zool.) A French mastiff. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. fr. L. matutinum the morning, matutinus of the morning, Matuta the goddess of the morning. See Matutinal. ] 1. Morning. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. pl. [ F. matines. See Etymol. above. ] Morning worship or service; morning prayers or songs. [ 1913 Webster ]

The winged choristers began
To chirp their matins. Cleveland. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., from matin. See Matin. ] A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See Soirée. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Myo- + haematin. ] (Physiol.) A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and invertebrate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance allied to alkali albumin and to mucin, present in semen, to which it is said to impart the mucilaginous character. [ 1913 Webster ]