chlorophyl

Variant of chlorophyll

chlorophyll definition

chloro·phyll or chlorophyl chlo′ro·phyl′ (klôr′ə fil′)

noun

the green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plant cells: it occurs in five forms, esp. (chlorophyll a), CHMgNO, and (chlorophyll b), CHMgNO: it is essential to the photosynthetic process and is used as a coloring agent, in topical medicines, etc.

Etymology: Fr chlorophylle: see chloro- & -phyll

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