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porphin

porphin noun: a ring or four pyrrole rings linked by methine groups; it is the structure at the centre of hemoglobin, chlorophyll and other porphyrins.

Noun

porphin (plural porphins)

  1. A ring or four pyrrole rings linked by methine groups; it is the structure at the centre of hemoglobin, chlorophyll and other porphyrins

Forms of porphin

pluralporphins

Origin of porphin

Related to porphyrin.

Words formed from porphin

Questions about porphin

What does porphin mean?
Porphin means a ring or four pyrrole rings linked by methine groups; it is the structure at the centre of hemoglobin, chlorophyll and other porphyrins.
What part of speech is porphin?
Porphin is a noun.
What is the plural of porphin?
The plural of porphin is porphins.

Words near porphin in the dictionary

  1. porpentines
  2. porpess
  3. porpesse
  4. porpesses
  5. porpezite
  6. porphin
  7. porphine
  8. porphines
  9. porphinoid
  10. porphinoids
  11. porphins

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