Medical Dictionary
porphyroxine
noun por·phy·rox·ine \ˌpȯr-fə-ˈräk-sən\
Medical Definition of PORPHYROXINE
: a crystalline opium alkaloid C19H23NO4 whose solution in dilute acid turns red on exposure to air
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