deuteroporphyrin

noun

Any of a group of derivatives of protoporphyrins that lack the vinyl side chains

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Meanings

noundeuteroporphyrin (plural deuteroporphyrins)

plural deuteroporphyrins

  1. chemistryAny of a group of derivatives of protoporphyrins that lack the vinyl side chains

Origin

From deutero- + porphyrin.

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APA

deuteroporphyrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuteroporphyrin

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“deuteroporphyrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuteroporphyrin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deuteroporphyrin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuteroporphyrin.

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