benzoporphyrin

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noun

Any compound whose structure is that of a porphyrin with one or more benzene rings fused to its pyrrole rings.

OriginEnglish porphyrin ← German Porphyrin ← Middle French benjoin →
Scrabble 35
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Meanings

nounbenzoporphyrin (plural benzoporphyrins)

plural benzoporphyrins

  1. chemistryAny compound whose structure is that of a porphyrin with one or more benzene rings fused to its pyrrole rings.

Origin

  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. GermanPorphyrin
  20. Englishporphyrin
  21. Englishbenzoporphyrin

From benzo- + porphyrin.

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