Etymology

metalloporphyrin

Today it means: Any compound, such as heme, formed by a combination of a porphyrin and a metal, often iron, copper, silver, zinc, or magnesium Full definition →

English porphyrin ← German Porphyrin ← Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
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  1. Ancient Greekμέτᾰλλον (métăllon)
  2. Englishmetallo-
  3. GermanPorphyrin
  4. Englishporphyrin
  5. English todaymetalloporphyrin

From metallo- + porphyrin.

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