corrin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A molecular species that contains four reduced pyrrole rings joined in a macrocycle by three -CH= groups and one direct bond; central to the cobalt-containing vitamin cobalamin.
name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

corrin corrins

Etymology

Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Odhráin (“son of Odhrán”), a byname from a diminutive of odhar (“dun”). * A variant of Curran.

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