corrin
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corrin¹
noun corrins
- 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’).
Corrin²
Where it comes from
Two main origins:
* Anglicized form of Mac Torin from Gaelic mac Thórfinnr (from Thórr the name of the Scandinavian thunder god, and the ethnic designation Finnr)
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Odhráin (“son of Odhrán”), a byname from a diminutive of odhar (“dun”).
* A variant of Curran.
proper noun Corrins
- A surname from Manx and Irish.
Translations
Talk about this word "corrin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/corrin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. corrin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/corrin "corrin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/corrin.Cite this
@misc{corrin_2026,
title = {corrin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/corrin},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
