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uroporphyrinogen

uroporphyrinogen noun: any of a class of tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and four acetic acid groups, involved in the synthesis of porphyrin.

Noun

uroporphyrinogen (plural uroporphyrinogens)

  1. Any of a class of tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and four acetic acid groups, involved in the synthesis of porphyrin.

Forms of uroporphyrinogen

pluraluroporphyrinogens

Origin of uroporphyrinogen

From uro- + porphyrinogen.

Words formed from uroporphyrinogen

Questions about uroporphyrinogen

What does uroporphyrinogen mean?
Uroporphyrinogen means any of a class of tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and four acetic acid groups, involved in the synthesis of porphyrin.
What part of speech is uroporphyrinogen?
Uroporphyrinogen is a noun.
What is the plural of uroporphyrinogen?
The plural of uroporphyrinogen is uroporphyrinogens.

Words near uroporphyrinogen in the dictionary

  1. uropoiesis
  2. uropoietic
  3. uroporphyria
  4. uroporphyric
  5. uroporphyrin
  6. uroporphyrinogen
  7. uroporphyrinogens
  8. uroporphyrins
  9. uropoïesis
  10. uroprotection
  11. uroprotective

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