porphin

English

Etymology

Related to porphyrin.

Noun

porphin (plural porphins)

1. (organic chemistry) A ring or four pyrrole rings linked by methine groups; it is the structure at the centre of hemoglobin, chlorophyll and other porphyrins

Derived terms

• porphinoid

Translations

organic compound

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 卟吩 (buk¹ fan¹)

  Mandarin: 卟吩 (zh) (bǔfēn)

• Czech: porfin m
• Japanese: ポルフィン (porufin)
• Korean: 포르핀 (poreupin)