Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hematinic \He`ma*tin"ic\, 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.

Source : WordNet®

hematinic
     n : a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the
         blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia [syn: {haematinic}]