chlorin

C3H4L1O1R1I1N1

noun

A large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.

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Meanings

nounchlorin (countable and uncountable, plural chlorins)

plural chlorins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA large heterocyclic aromatic ring consisting, at the core, of three pyrroles and one pyrroline coupled through four methine linkages.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of chlorine.
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APA

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