卟啉 bǔ lín

porphyrin, ring molecule in blood, plants

Word data

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Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. porphyrin (organic chemical essential to hemoglobin and chlorophyll) (loanword)

Characters

Character Meaning
卟 bǔ
see 卟啉bǔ lín, porphyrin; see 卟吩bǔ fēn, porphin
啉 lín
see 卟啉bǔ lín, porphyrin