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lepidoporphyrin

lepidoporphyrin noun: a red or violet substance formed by heating the wing pigment of the brimstone butterfly with sulfuric acid in the presence of air.

Noun

lepidoporphyrin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A red or violet substance formed by heating the wing pigment of the brimstone butterfly with sulfuric acid in the presence of air.

Questions about lepidoporphyrin

What does lepidoporphyrin mean?
Lepidoporphyrin means a red or violet substance formed by heating the wing pigment of the brimstone butterfly with sulfuric acid in the presence of air.
What part of speech is lepidoporphyrin?
Lepidoporphyrin is a noun.

Words near lepidoporphyrin in the dictionary

  1. lepidomelanes
  2. lepidophage
  3. lepidophages
  4. lepidophagous
  5. lepidophagy
  6. lepidoporphyrin
  7. lepidopsocid
  8. lepidopsocids
  9. lepidopter
  10. lepidoptera
  11. lepidopteral

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