subporphyrin

S1U1B3P3O1R1P3H4Y4R1I1N1

noun

A reduced ring shaped molecule containing three pyrrole groups rather than the four found in porphyrins.

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Meanings

nounsubporphyrin (plural subporphyrins)

plural subporphyrins

  1. chemistryA reduced ring shaped molecule containing three pyrrole groups rather than the four found in porphyrins.

Origin

From sub- + porphyrin.

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