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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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