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phorbin (medicine)


phorbin


The parent hydrocarbon of chlorophyll; differs from porphin (porphyrin) in the presence of an isocyclic ring formed by the addition of a two-carbon group bridging the 13 and 15 positions of porphin (porphyrin) and by saturation of the 17-18 double bond (with realignment of conjugated double bonds). Addition of hydrocarbon side-chains in specific locations yields phorbin's characterised by prefixes; e.g., phenophorbin.


furciferous (iou)



furciferous adjective. rare (joc.). E19.
[from Latin furcifer fork-bearer, (with ref. to the 'fork' or yoke used to restrain criminals) rascal, jailbird: see -FEROUS.]
Rascally.