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porphyrin

noun(por-phy-rin)

any of various compounds with a macrocyclic structure that consists essentially of four pyrrole rings joined by four =CH— groups; especially : one (such as chlorophyll or hemoglobin) containing a central metal atom and usually exhibiting biological activity

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