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phytochlorin

phytochlorin noun: a tricarboxylic acid (17~{S},18~{S})-18-(2-carboxyethyl)-20-(carboxymethyl)-12-ethenyl-7-ethyl-3,8,13,17-tetramethyl-17,18,22,23-tetrahydroporphyrin-2-carboxylic acid derived from porphyrin.

Noun

phytochlorin (uncountable)

  1. A tricarboxylic acid (17~{S},18~{S})-18-(2-carboxyethyl)-20-(carboxymethyl)-12-ethenyl-7-ethyl-3,8,13,17-tetramethyl-17,18,22,23-tetrahydroporphyrin-2-carboxylic acid derived from porphyrin

Questions about phytochlorin

What does phytochlorin mean?
Phytochlorin means a tricarboxylic acid (17~{S},18~{S})-18-(2-carboxyethyl)-20-(carboxymethyl)-12-ethenyl-7-ethyl-3,8,13,17-tetramethyl-17,18,22,23-tetrahydroporphyrin-2-carboxylic acid derived from porphyrin.
What part of speech is phytochlorin?
Phytochlorin is a noun.

Words near phytochlorin in the dictionary

  1. phytochemists
  2. phytochemotype
  3. phytochemotypes
  4. phytochemy
  5. phytochlore
  6. phytochlorin
  7. phytochoria
  8. phytochorial
  9. phytochorion
  10. phytochrome
  11. phytochromes

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