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porphyrin

/ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
por-phyrin
IPA
/ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).

Etymology

From German Porphyrin, shortened from Hämatoporphyrin (“haematoporphyrin”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/
  • British English: /ˈpɔːfɪɹɪn/

Inflected Forms

porphyrins (plural)

Derived Forms

arylporphyrin benzoporphyrin bisporphyrin bromoporphyrin coproporphyrin deuteroporphyrin etioporphyrin ferriporphyrin ferroporphyrin geoporphyrin hematoporphyrin hexaporphyrin

Frequently Paired Words

porphyria porphyric corrin

Questions

How do you pronounce porphyrin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔɹfəɹɪn/.
What does porphyrin mean?
Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).
Where does porphyrin come from?
It is traced to German.

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