sapphyrin

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noun

A macrocycle, analogous to porphyrin, containing five pyrrole residues

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounsapphyrin (plural sapphyrins)

plural sapphyrins

  1. chemistryA macrocycle, analogous to porphyrin, containing five pyrrole residues
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