porphyrin
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
porphyrin (plural porphyrins)
- (organic compound) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).
- German: Porphyrin
- Italian: porfirina
- Spanish: porfirina
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