OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 19941

porphyrin

/ˈpɔːfɪɹɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
porfirina
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.).
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