phylloporphyrin

noun

phyl·​lo·​porphyrin

¦filō+

: a dark red crystalline porphyrin C₂₀H₆N₄(CH₃)₅(C₂H₅)₂CH₂CH₂COOH with a violet luster obtained by degradation of chlorophyll or pheophytin

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phyll- + porphyrin; probably originally formed in German

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