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jake(1) (iou)



jake adjective. slang (chiefly Austral. & NZ). E20.
[Origin unkn.]
Excellent, admirable, fine.
S. King Everything seemed jake until he found the dope.
Also jakea'loo,
jaker'loo adjective E20.

Porphine (medicine)


porphine


The unsubstituted cyclic tetrapyrrole nucleus that is the basis of the porphyrins.

See: porphyrins.

Compare: chlorin, phorbin, corrin.

Synonym: porphyrin.