dried blood
Old rusty stain
Dried blood is blood that has lost its moisture and coagulated into a dark, crusty residue.
The term appears in crime scenes and forensic contexts: Investigators found dried blood on the carpet.
In gardening, dried blood (or blood meal) is a nitrogen-rich fertilizer made from slaughterhouse byproducts: She worked dried blood into the soil around her tomatoes.
- crustHard outer layer
- scabDried blood crust
- rustIron oxide coating
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
wound · clot · coagulated · flake · smear · splatter · crime scene · bandage · gauze · first aid · iron · copper · dried up · oxidized · maroon · forensic · evidence · DNA sample
- surface coatingsrust, frost, ice, salt, mud
- animal byproductstallow, lard, gelatin, bone meal, meat meal
- Soil Amendmentscompost, manure, peat moss, lime, gypsum
- biospecimenstissue samples, DNA samples, saliva samples, biological samples, specimens