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ferriprotoporphyrin

ferriprotoporphyrin noun: a reddish-brown crystalline material, haematin hydrochloride, obtained by treatment of dried blood with salt and acetic acid, that was once used to detect traces of blood.

Noun

ferriprotoporphyrin (plural ferriprotoporphyrins)

  1. A reddish-brown crystalline material, haematin hydrochloride, obtained by treatment of dried blood with salt and acetic acid, that was once used to detect traces of blood.

Forms of ferriprotoporphyrin

pluralferriprotoporphyrins

Words formed from ferriprotoporphyrin

Questions about ferriprotoporphyrin

What does ferriprotoporphyrin mean?
Ferriprotoporphyrin means a reddish-brown crystalline material, haematin hydrochloride, obtained by treatment of dried blood with salt and acetic acid, that was once used to detect traces of blood.
What part of speech is ferriprotoporphyrin?
Ferriprotoporphyrin is a noun.
What is the plural of ferriprotoporphyrin?
The plural of ferriprotoporphyrin is ferriprotoporphyrins.

Words near ferriprotoporphyrin in the dictionary

  1. ferriphases
  2. ferriporphyrin
  3. ferriporphyrins
  4. ferriportin
  5. ferriprive
  6. ferriprotoporphyrin
  7. ferriprotoporphyrinic
  8. ferriprotoporphyrins
  9. ferriprussiate
  10. ferriprussic
  11. ferripyochelin

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