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English
Etymology
From metallo- + porphyrin.
Noun
metalloporphyrin (plural metalloporphyrins)
- (biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, formed by a combination of a porphyrin and a metal, often iron, copper, silver, zinc, or magnesium