Etymology

haematoporphyrin

Today it means: haematoin Full definition →

Ancient Greek πορφύρα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπορφύρα“purple”
  2. English todayhaematoporphyrin

From haemato- + Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra, “purple”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπορφύρα all →

purpleporphyrogenepurpuric

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