Where does “porphyrin” come from?
Porphyrin derives from German Porphyrin, which derives from German Hämatoporphyrin, a compound term combining elements referring to blood-related pigmentation.
porphyrin (English): Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds...
Definitions
- Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds...
Ancestry of “porphyrin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Porphyrin | porphyrin |
| 2 | German | Hämatoporphyrin | haematoporphyrin |
Words derived from “porphyrin”
- porphyria
- protoporphyrin
- uroporphyrinogen
- protoporphyria
- coproporphyrin
- porphyric
- coproporphyrinogen
- protoporphyrinogen
- hematoporphyrin
- coproporphyria
- porphyrinic
- metalloporphyrin
- mesoporphyrin
- texaphyrin
- pseudoporphyria
- benzoporphyrin
- porphyrinuria
- porphyrinogen
- coprogen
- ferroporphyrin
- vinylporphyrin
- ferriporphyrin
- bisporphyrin
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