lín

technical
loanword

Meaning of 卟啉

卟啉 means porphyrin; a class of heterocyclic organic compounds derived from porphin, such as chlorophyll and heme. Pronounced bǔ lín.

  • porphyrin; a class of heterocyclic organic compounds derived from porphin, such as chlorophyll and heme

Definitions & Examples

绿
shì
zhǒng
zhòng
yào
de
lín
huà
 

Chlorophyll is an important porphyrin compound.

Xuè
hóng
zhōng
de
lín
huán
jié
tiě
 

The porphyrin ring in heme can bind iron ions.

lín
zhèng
shì
zhǒng
hǎn
jiàn
de
chuán
xìng
dài
xiè
bìng
 

Porphyria is a rare hereditary metabolic disease.

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