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porphyran

porphyran noun: a sulfated carbohydrate derived from red algae of the genus Porphyra.

Noun

porphyran (plural porphyrans)

  1. A sulfated carbohydrate derived from red algae of the genus Porphyra.

Forms of porphyran

pluralporphyrans

Words formed from porphyran

Questions about porphyran

What does porphyran mean?
Porphyran means a sulfated carbohydrate derived from red algae of the genus Porphyra.
What part of speech is porphyran?
Porphyran is a noun.
What is the plural of porphyran?
The plural of porphyran is porphyrans.

Words near porphyran in the dictionary

  1. porphomethene
  2. porphomethenes
  3. porphycene
  4. porphycenes
  5. porphyraceous
  6. porphyran
  7. porphyranase
  8. porphyranases
  9. porphyrans
  10. porphyre
  11. Porphyrean

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