porphyrin
English
/ˈpɔːfɪɹɪn/, /ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (organic compound) 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.).
Etymology
Borrowed from German Porphyrin.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Porphyrin
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- benzoporphyrin English
- bisporphyrin English
- coproporphyrin English
- coproporphyrinogen English
- deuteroporphyrin English
- ferriporphyrin English
- ferroporphyrin English
- geoporphyrin English
- hematoporphyrin English
- hexaporphyrin English
- isoporphyrin English
- mesoporphyrin English
- metalloporphyrin English
- pentaporphyrin English
- photoprotoporphyrin English
- porphyrinic English
- porphyrinogen English
- porphyrinoid English
- porphyrinuria English
- protoporphyrin English
- protoporphyrinogen English
- tetraporphyrin English
- uroporphyrin English
- uroporphyrinogen English
- vinyl English
- vinylporphyrin English
- Porphyrin German
- 卟啉 Chinese
- 포르피린 Korean
- vinyl
- porphyrinic
- uroporphyrin
- geoporphyrin
- isoporphyrin
- porphyrinoid
- bisporphyrin
- porphyrinogen
- mesoporphyrin
- porphyrinuria
- hexaporphyrin
- pentaporphyrin
- protoporphyrin
- tetraporphyrin
- benzoporphyrin
- ferriporphyrin
- ferroporphyrin
- coproporphyrin
- vinylporphyrin
- hematoporphyrin
- deuteroporphyrin
- uroporphyrinogen
- metalloporphyrin
- protoporphyrinogen
- coproporphyrinogen
- photoprotoporphyrin