corrin en · NOUN
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A molecular species that contains four reduced pyrrole rings joined in a macrocycle by three -CH= groups and one direct bond; central to the cobalt-containing vitamin cobalamin.
But the result showed unequivocally that the vitamin contained a ring system unlike any that had been seen before (it was later given the name ‘corrin’).
1998, Georgina Ferry, Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| corrins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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cmn 咕啉 (organic compound) · ko 코린 (organic compound) · ja コリン (organic compound) · yue 咕啉 (organic compound) · fr corrine (organic compound)