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tetrapyrrole

tetrapyrrole noun: any of several natural pigments having a structure of four pyrrole rings connected by a one-carbon unit.

Noun

tetrapyrrole (plural tetrapyrroles)

  1. any of several natural pigments having a structure of four pyrrole rings connected by a one-carbon unit

Forms of tetrapyrrole

pluraltetrapyrroles

Origin of tetrapyrrole

From tetra- + pyrrole.

Words formed from tetrapyrrole

Questions about tetrapyrrole

What does tetrapyrrole mean?
Tetrapyrrole means any of several natural pigments having a structure of four pyrrole rings connected by a one-carbon unit.
What part of speech is tetrapyrrole?
Tetrapyrrole is a noun.
What is the plural of tetrapyrrole?
The plural of tetrapyrrole is tetrapyrroles.

Words near tetrapyrrole in the dictionary

  1. tetrapyla
  2. tetrapylon
  3. tetrapyramidal
  4. tetrapyrenous
  5. tetrapyrole
  6. tetrapyrrole
  7. tetrapyrroles
  8. tetrapyrrolic
  9. tetrapyrrols
  10. tetraqua
  11. tetraquark

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