chlorophyll
nounUK /ˈklɔː.ɹə.fɪl/ · US /ˈklɔɹ.ə.fɪl/
Etymology Borrowed from French chlorophylle, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).
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Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Usually Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
- Derived terms
- achlorophyllous, bacteriochlorophyll, chlorophyll a, chlorophyllase, chlorophyll b, chlorophyll c1, chlorophyll c2, chlorophyll c3, chlorophyll d, chlorophyllic, chlorophyllide, chlorophyllin, chlorophylloid, chlorophyllose, chlorophyllous, chlorophylly, protochlorophyll, white chlorophyll
- Coordinate terms
- anthocyanin, carotenoid, xanthophyll
- Meronyms
- porphyrin ring, phytol chain