tetrapyrrole

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English

Etymology

From tetra- +‎ pyrrole.

Noun

tetrapyrrole (plural tetrapyrroles)

  1. (biochemistry) any of several natural pigments having a structure of four pyrrole rings connected by a one-carbon unit

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