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isophlorin

isophlorin noun: a π-ekectron N,N'-dihydroporphyrin; a nonaromatic complex derived from porphyrin with properties similar to a porphyrinoid.

Noun

isophlorin (plural isophlorins)

  1. A π-ekectron N,N'-dihydroporphyrin; a nonaromatic complex derived from porphyrin with properties similar to a porphyrinoid.
    • Isophlorins are the latest addition to the increasing list of porphyrin derivatives.2011, G. Maroulis, T. Bancewicz, B. Champagne, Atomic and Molecular Nonlinear Optics, page 94
    • The possible formation of an isophlorin was first noted during the total synthesis of chlorophyll by Woodward […]2017, Takashiro Akitsu, Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry Researches of Metal Compounds

Forms of isophlorin

pluralisophlorins

Questions about isophlorin

What does isophlorin mean?
Isophlorin means a π-ekectron N,N'-dihydroporphyrin; a nonaromatic complex derived from porphyrin with properties similar to a porphyrinoid.
What part of speech is isophlorin?
Isophlorin is a noun.
What is the plural of isophlorin?
The plural of isophlorin is isophlorins.

Words near isophlorin in the dictionary

  1. isophene
  2. isophenes
  3. isophenogamy
  4. isophenomenal
  5. isophenotypic
  6. isophlorin
  7. isophlorins
  8. isophone
  9. isophones
  10. isophonic
  11. isophorone

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