tetraporphyrin

T1E1T1R1A1P3O1R1P3H4Y4R1I1N1

noun

The porphyrin that is composed of four pyrrole units

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Meanings

nountetraporphyrin (countable and uncountable, plural tetraporphyrins)

plural tetraporphyrins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe porphyrin that is composed of four pyrrole units

Origin

From tetra- + porphyrin.

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APA

tetraporphyrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraporphyrin

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“tetraporphyrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraporphyrin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetraporphyrin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetraporphyrin.

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