porphin
[ pôr′fĭn ]
n.
The unsubstituted heterocyclic ring consisting of four pyrrole rings; it is the basic unit of the porphyrins.
Nearby words
poromeric, porosis, porosity, porotomy, porous, porphin, porphobilin, porphobilinogen, porphyria, porphyria cutanea tarda, porphyrin
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