English Explanatory Dictionary

metalloporphyrin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any compound, such as heme, formed by a combination of a porphyrin and a metal, often iron, copper, silver, zinc, or magnesium

Word forms

metalloporphyrin metalloporphyrins

Etymology

From metallo- + porphyrin.

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