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Porphyrin
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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).