English Explanatory Dictionary

porphyrin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.).

Pronunciation

/ˈpɔːfɪɹɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-porphyrin.wav /ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/

Word forms

porphyrin porphyrins

Etymology

Etymology tree German Porphyrinbor. English porphyrin From German Porphyrin, shortened from Hämatoporphyrin (“haematoporphyrin”).

Related words

porphyria porphyric corrin

Derived words

arylporphyrin benzoporphyrin bisporphyrin bromoporphyrin coproporphyrin deuteroporphyrin etioporphyrin ferriporphyrin ferroporphyrin geoporphyrin hematoporphyrin hexaporphyrin isoporphyrin manganoporphyrin mesoporphyrin metalloporphyrin octabromoporphyrin pentaporphyrin porphyrinic porphyrinogen porphyrinogenic porphyrinoid porphyrinopathy porphyrinuria protoporphyrin subporphyrin tetraporphyrin texaphyrin uroporphyrin vinylporphyrin
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