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deuteroporphyrin

deuteroporphyrin noun: any of a group of derivatives of protoporphyrins that lack the vinyl side chains.

Noun

deuteroporphyrin (plural deuteroporphyrins)

  1. Any of a group of derivatives of protoporphyrins that lack the vinyl side chains

Forms of deuteroporphyrin

pluraldeuteroporphyrins

Origin of deuteroporphyrin

From deutero- + porphyrin.

Questions about deuteroporphyrin

What does deuteroporphyrin mean?
Deuteroporphyrin means any of a group of derivatives of protoporphyrins that lack the vinyl side chains.
What part of speech is deuteroporphyrin?
Deuteroporphyrin is a noun.
What is the plural of deuteroporphyrin?
The plural of deuteroporphyrin is deuteroporphyrins.

Words near deuteroporphyrin in the dictionary

  1. deuteropathy
  2. deuterophlebiid
  3. deuterophlebiids
  4. deuteroplasm
  5. deuteropod
  6. deuteroporphyrin
  7. deuteroporphyrins
  8. deuteroreduce
  9. deuteroreduced
  10. deuteroreduction
  11. deuteroscopy

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