ferriporphyrin

noun

fer·​ri·​porphyrin

¦feˌrī,

¦ferē+

: a red-brown to black ferric derivative of a porphyrin that differs from a ferroporphyrin by the additional combination of a univalent anion (as chloride) with the iron atom

Word History

Etymology

ferri- + porphyrin

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