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porphins

porphins is the plural 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

Questions about porphins

What is porphins the plural of?
Porphins is the plural of porphin.

Words near porphins in the dictionary

  1. porphin
  2. porphine
  3. porphines
  4. porphinoid
  5. porphinoids
  6. porphins
  7. porphobilinogen
  8. porphobilinogens
  9. porphodimethene
  10. porphodimethenes
  11. porphomethene

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