PORPHYRIN


Meaning of PORPHYRIN in English

/pawr"feuh rin/ , n. Biochem.

a dark red, photosensitive pigment consisting of four pyrrole rings linked by single carbon atoms: a component of chlorophyll, heme, and vitamin B 12 .

[ 1905-10; porphýr ( a ) PURPLE + -IN 2 ]

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