etio·por·phy·rin
or chiefly Brit ae*tio*por*phy*rin n : any of four isomeric porphyrins C32H38N4 : esp : a violet crystalline pigment occurring in nature (as in petroleum and coal) and formed by degradation of chlorophyll and of heme .
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