porphyrin

See also: Porphyrin

English

Etymology

From German Porphyrin, shortened from Hämatoporphyrin (“haematoporphyrin”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːfɪɹɪn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/

Noun

porphyrin (plural porphyrins)

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing four pyrrole rings arranged in a square; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).

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Translations

heterocyclic compound

Catalan: porfirina f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 卟啉 (buk¹ lam⁴)

Mandarin: 卟啉 (zh) (bǔlín)
Galician: porfirina f

German: Porphyrin n
Italian: porfirina (it) f
Japanese: ポルフィリン (porufirin)
Korean: 포르피린 (poreupirin)
Spanish: porfirina f

See also

corrin

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