phyllopyrrole
noun
phyl·lo·pyrrole
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Definition of phyllopyrrole
: a crystalline homologue C9H15N of pyrrole formed during reduction of hemin, chlorophyll, or phylloporphyrin with hydriodic acid; 2,3,5-trimethyl-4-ethyl-pyrrole
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Origin and Etymology of phyllopyrrole
International Scientific Vocabulary phyll- + pyrrole
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