Meanings
nounporphin (plural porphins)
plural porphins
- chemistryA ring or four pyrrole rings linked by methine groups; it is the structure at the centre of hemoglobin, chlorophyll and other porphyrins
Origin
Related to porphyrin.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 卟吩
- 卟吩 (buk¹ fan¹)organic compound
Chinese Mandarin 卟吩
- 卟吩 (bǔfēn)organic compound
Czech porfin
- porfinorganic compound
Japanese ポルフィン
- ポルフィン (porufin)organic compound
Korean 포르핀
- 포르핀 (poreupin)organic compound
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APA
porphin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porphin
MLA
“porphin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porphin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porphin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porphin.
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