porphyrinoid

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English

Etymology

From porphyrin +‎ -oid.

Adjective

porphyrinoid (not comparable)

  1. Based on a porphyrin

Noun

porphyrinoid (plural porphyrinoids)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a group of macrocyclic compounds based on porphyrin