Etymology

hematoporphyrin

H4E1M3A1T1O1P3O1R1P3H4Y4R1I1N1

Today it means: The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom) Full definition →

English porphyrin ← German Porphyrin
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  1. Englishhemato-
  2. GermanPorphyrin
  3. Englishporphyrin
  4. English todayhematoporphyrin

From hemato- + porphyrin.

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