bacteriochlorin

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noun

A form of chlorin, of bacterial origin, that has two pyrrole groups in the main ring

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Meanings

nounbacteriochlorin (plural bacteriochlorins)

plural bacteriochlorins

  1. A form of chlorin, of bacterial origin, that has two pyrrole groups in the main ring

Origin

From bacterio- + chlorin.

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Translations

Italian batterioclorina
  • batterioclorinatranslation gloss
Spanish bacterioclorina
  • bacterioclorinatranslation gloss
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APA

bacteriochlorin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriochlorin

MLA

“bacteriochlorin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriochlorin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacteriochlorin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriochlorin.

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