porphin

por·phin

noun \ˈpȯr-fən\

Definition of PORPHIN

: a deep purple crystalline compound C₂₀H₁₄N₄ that is made synthetically from pyrrole and formaldehyde, contains four pyrrole rings joined by =CH− groups so as to give a heterocyclic arrangement, and forms the essential skeletal structure of the porphyrins, heme, and chlorophyll

Variants of PORPHIN

por·phin also por·phine \-ˌfēn\