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porphine

porphine is the alternative spelling of porphin.

Meaning of porphin

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 porphine

pluralporphines

Questions about porphine

What is porphine the alternative spelling of?
Porphine is the alternative spelling of porphin.

Words near porphine in the dictionary

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

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