Hematoporphyrin Definition

hēmətōpôrfərin, himatəpôrfərin
noun
A type of porphyrin, C34H38O6N4, obtained by treating hemoglobin with a strong acid: it is used in cancer research because it fluoresces under ultraviolet light and is readily absorbed by cancerous tissue.
Webster's New World

(biochemistry) The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom)

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Other Word Forms of Hematoporphyrin

Noun

Singular:
hematoporphyrin
Plural:
hematoporphyrins

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