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Where does “ferriporphyrin” come from?

ferriporphyrin (English) comes from English porphyrin, from German Porphyrin, from German Hämatoporphyrin — haematoporphyrin.

ferriporphyrin (English): Any porphyrin containing ferric iron

Definitions

  1. Any porphyrin containing ferric iron

Ancestry of “ferriporphyrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishporphyrinAny of a class of heterocyclic compounds...
2GermanPorphyrinporphyrin
3GermanHämatoporphyrinhaematoporphyrin
Every word from German Hämatoporphyrin →