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chlorophyl
Variant of chlorophyll
or chlorophyl
noun
the green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plant cells: it occurs in five forms, esp. (), CHMgNO, and (), CHMgNO: it is essential to the photosynthetic process and is used as a coloring agent, in topical medicines, etc.
Related Forms:
- chlorophyllose adjective or chlorophyllous
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