Porphyrin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various organic compounds containing four pyrrole rings, occurring universally in protoplasm, and functioning as a metal-binding cofactor in hemoglobin, chlorophyll, and certain enzymes.
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  • n. Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing four pyrrole rings arranged in a square; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).
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  • n. any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues
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