tetrapyrrole

English

Etymology

From tetra- +‎ pyrrole.

Noun

tetrapyrrole (plural tetrapyrroles)

1. (biochemistry) any of several natural pigments having a structure of four pyrrole rings connected by a one-carbon unit

Translations

any of several natural pigments with four pyrrole rings

• Italian: tetrapirrolo m

See also

• porphyrin