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hematoporphyrin

hematoporphyrin noun: the porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom).

Noun

hematoporphyrin (plural hematoporphyrins)

  1. The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom)

Forms of hematoporphyrin

pluralhematoporphyrins

Origin of hematoporphyrin

From hemato- + porphyrin.

Questions about hematoporphyrin

What does hematoporphyrin mean?
Hematoporphyrin means the porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom).
What part of speech is hematoporphyrin?
Hematoporphyrin is a noun.
What is the plural of hematoporphyrin?
The plural of hematoporphyrin is hematoporphyrins.

Words near hematoporphyrin in the dictionary

  1. hematopoietic cells
  2. hematopoietically
  3. hematopoietin
  4. hematopoietins
  5. hematoporphyria
  6. hematoporphyrin
  7. hematoporphyrins
  8. hematoproliferative
  9. hematoprotozoan
  10. hematoprotozoans
  11. hematosalpinx

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