phyllopyrrole

noun

phyl·​lo·​pyrrole

¦filō+

: a crystalline homologue C₉H₁₅N of pyrrole formed during reduction of hemin, chlorophyll, or phylloporphyrin with hydriodic acid; 2,3,5-trimethyl-4-ethyl-pyrrole

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Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phyll- + pyrrole

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