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bacteriochlorin

bacteriochlorin noun: a form of chlorin, of bacterial origin, that has two pyrrole groups in the main ring.

Noun

bacteriochlorin (plural bacteriochlorins)

  1. A form of chlorin, of bacterial origin, that has two pyrrole groups in the main ring

Forms of bacteriochlorin

pluralbacteriochlorins

Origin of bacteriochlorin

From bacterio- + chlorin.

Words formed from bacteriochlorin

Questions about bacteriochlorin

What does bacteriochlorin mean?
Bacteriochlorin means a form of chlorin, of bacterial origin, that has two pyrrole groups in the main ring.
What part of speech is bacteriochlorin?
Bacteriochlorin is a noun.
What is the plural of bacteriochlorin?
The plural of bacteriochlorin is bacteriochlorins.

Words near bacteriochlorin in the dictionary

  1. bacterio-
  2. bacterioagglutinin
  3. bacterioagglutinins
  4. bacteriocecidium
  5. bacteriocentric
  6. bacteriochlorin
  7. bacteriochlorins
  8. bacteriochlorophyll
  9. bacteriochlorophyllic
  10. bacteriochlorophyllide
  11. bacteriochlorophylls

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