pheophorbide

noun

pheo·phor·bide

variants: or British phaeophorbide \ ˌfē-ə-ˈfȯr-ˌbīd

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Medical Definition of pheophorbide

: a blue-black crystalline acid obtained from chlorophyll or pheophytin by treatment with hydrochloric acid

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