"porphin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: porphins [plural]
Etymology: Related to porphyrin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} porphin (plural porphins)
  1. (organic chemistry) A ring or four pyrrole rings linked by methine groups; it is the structure at the centre of hemoglobin, chlorophyll and other porphyrins Wikipedia link: porphin Categories (topical): Organic compounds Derived forms: porphinoid Translations (organic compound): 卟吩 (buk¹ fan¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 卟吩 (bǔfēn) (Chinese Mandarin), porfin [masculine] (Czech), ポルフィン (porufin) (Japanese), 포르핀 (poreupin) (Korean)

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