TETRAPYRROLE


Meaning of TETRAPYRROLE in English

noun

also tet·ra·pyr·rol ¦te.trə¦piˌrōl, -rȯl, -əpə̇¦r-

Etymology: tetra- + pyrrole

: a chemical group consisting of four pyrrole rings joined either in a straight chain (as in phycobilins) or in a ring (as in chlorophyll)

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