corrin
corrin noun: a molecular species that contains four reduced pyrrole rings joined in a macrocycle by three -CH= groups and one direct bond; central to the cobalt-containing vitamin cobalamin.
Noun
corrin (plural corrins)
- A molecular species that contains four reduced pyrrole rings joined in a macrocycle by three -CH= groups and one direct bond; central to the cobalt-containing vitamin cobalamin.
- But the result showed unequivocally that the vitamin contained a ring system unlike any that had been seen before (it was later given the name ‘corrin’).1998, Georgina Ferry, Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life
Proper noun capitalized: Corrin
Corrin (plural Corrins)
- A surname from Irish.
Forms of corrin
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | corrins |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Corrins |
Origin of corrin
Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Odhráin (“son of Odhrán”), a byname from a diminutive of odhar (“dun”). * A variant of Curran.
Words formed from corrin
Questions about corrin
- What does corrin mean?
- Corrin means a molecular species that contains four reduced pyrrole rings joined in a macrocycle by three -CH= groups and one direct bond; central to the cobalt-containing vitamin cobalamin.
- What part of speech is corrin?
- Corrin can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of corrin?
- The plural of corrin is corrins.
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