chlorophyllose
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.
Related Forms:
- chlorophyllose chlo′ro·phyl′·lose′ (-ōs′) adjective or chlorophyllous chlo′ro·phyl′·lous (-əs)
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