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porphin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A ring or four pyrrole rings linked by methine groups; it is the structure at the centre of hemoglobin, chlorophyll and other porphyrins

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Etymology

Related to porphyrin.

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 卟吩 (buk1 fan1) — organic compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卟吩 (bǔfēn) — organic compound
  • Czech: porfin — organic compound
  • Japanese: ポルフィン (porufin) — organic compound
  • Korean: 포르핀 (poreupin) — organic compound