coloring matter
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Main difference between the chemical composition of chlorophyll and the coloring matter of blood cells is that the former contains magnesium, the latter iron.
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His most famed achievement was discovery of the chemical structure of chlorophyl, green coloring matter which sustains plant life.
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He analyzed chlorophyll, the green coloring matter of all growing plants, and showed that chemically it is closely related to hematin, the coloring matter of blood.
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"Smoke" is usually composed of pure alcohol and coloring matter.
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It must be carefully noted, however, that the feces are not decolorized, but, as already described, contain fully a normal amount of biliary coloring matter.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
