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porphyrinogen

porphyrinogen noun: a reduced form of porphyrin that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme.

Noun

porphyrinogen (plural porphyrinogens)

  1. A reduced form of porphyrin that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme

Forms of porphyrinogen

pluralporphyrinogens

Origin of porphyrinogen

From porphyrin + -o- + -gen.

Words formed from porphyrinogen

Questions about porphyrinogen

What does porphyrinogen mean?
Porphyrinogen means a reduced form of porphyrin that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme.
What part of speech is porphyrinogen?
Porphyrinogen is a noun.
What is the plural of porphyrinogen?
The plural of porphyrinogen is porphyrinogens.

Words near porphyrinogen in the dictionary

  1. porphyrin
  2. porphyrinate
  3. porphyrine
  4. porphyrines
  5. porphyrinic
  6. porphyrinogen
  7. porphyrinogenic
  8. porphyrinogenicity
  9. porphyrinogens
  10. porphyrinoid
  11. porphyrinoids

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