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Where does “porphyric” come from?

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

porphyric (English): Pertaining to porphyry; Pertaining to porphyria

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to porphyry; Pertaining to porphyria

Ancestry of “porphyric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishporphyriaAny of several usually hereditary abnormalities...
2EnglishporphyrinAny of a class of heterocyclic compounds...
3GermanPorphyrinporphyrin
4GermanHämatoporphyrinhaematoporphyrin

Words derived from “porphyric”

  • porphyrically
Every word from German Hämatoporphyrin →