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octaethylporphyrin

octaethylporphyrin noun: a synthetic porphyrin compound with eight ethyl groups on its ring structure. It forms a stable, aromatic macrocycle that can bind metals and is commonly used as a model system for studying hemelike chemistry.

octaethylporphyrin: a synthetic porphyrin compound with eight ethyl groups on its ring structure. It forms a stable,...
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Noun

octaethylporphyrin (plural octaethylporphyrins, abbreviation OEP)

  1. A synthetic porphyrin compound with eight ethyl groups on its ring structure. It forms a stable, aromatic macrocycle that can bind metals and is commonly used as a model system for studying hemelike chemistry.

Forms of octaethylporphyrin

pluraloctaethylporphyrins
abbreviationOEP

Origin of octaethylporphyrin

From octaethyl + porphyrin

Questions about octaethylporphyrin

What does octaethylporphyrin mean?
Octaethylporphyrin means a synthetic porphyrin compound with eight ethyl groups on its ring structure. It forms a stable, aromatic macrocycle that can bind metals and is commonly used as a model system for studying hemelike chemistry.
What part of speech is octaethylporphyrin?
Octaethylporphyrin is a noun.
What is the plural of octaethylporphyrin?
The plural of octaethylporphyrin is octaethylporphyrins.

Words near octaethylporphyrin in the dictionary

  1. octaeterides
  2. octaeteris
  3. octaethyl
  4. octaethylene glycol
  5. octaethyleneglycol
  6. octaethylporphyrin
  7. octaethylporphyrins
  8. octafinal
  9. octafluoride
  10. octafluorides
  11. octafluoro

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