porphyrinogen

P3O1R1P3H4Y4R1I1N1O1G2E1N1

noun

A reduced form of porphyrin that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme

OriginAncient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os →
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Meanings

nounporphyrinogen (plural porphyrinogens)

plural porphyrinogens

  1. biochemistryA reduced form of porphyrin that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme

Origin

  1. GermanPorphyrin
  2. Englishporphyrin
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Englishporphyrinogen

From porphyrin + -o- + -gen.

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