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porphyratin definition

por·phyra·tin (pôr fir′ə tin)

noun

any of various complex compounds formed of metals and porphyrins

Etymology: porphyr(in) + -at(e) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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