Pyrrole

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  • noun. A five-membered heterocyclic ring compound, C4H5N, having an odor similar to chloroform, that is the parent compound of protoporphyrin.
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  • noun. Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H5N.
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    "First reported in 1993 (ref. 2), it is part of a family of compounds known as pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids, which may help to deter fish from snacking on the sponge or prevent microbes from taking up residence."
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