porphyrin

n. 卟啉 [化] 卟啉

发音

UK /ˈpɔːfɪɹɪn/
其它
US /ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/

词形变化

porphyrins 复数 porphyrins

别名

porphyrine prophyrin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.).

    卟啉

    化学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

pigment

词源

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

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