haematinum

noun

hae·​mat·​i·​num

hēˈmatənəm

variants or less commonly haematinon

-təˌnän

plural -s

: a hard opaque red glass made by the ancients

also : a modern imitation of this

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from neuter of Latin haematinus blood-colored, from Greek haimatinos bloody, from haimat- hemat- + -inos -ine

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