porphyrin

名词 n.
/ˈpɔːfɪɹɪn/    /ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.).

词形变化

porphyrins plural

词源

Etymology tree
German Porphyrinbor.
English porphyrin
From German Porphyrin, shortened from Hämatoporphyrin (“haematoporphyrin”).
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