isoporphyrin

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noun

Any of several isomeric forms of porphyrin; vis:- porphycene, corrphycene, hemiporphycene, isoporphycene and N-confused porphyrin

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Meanings

nounisoporphyrin (plural isoporphyrins)

plural isoporphyrins

  1. chemistryAny of several isomeric forms of porphyrin; vis:- porphycene, corrphycene, hemiporphycene, isoporphycene and N-confused porphyrin

Origin

From iso- + porphyrin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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