Chlorophyll

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  • noun. Any of a group of green pigments that absorb light energy used in photosynthesis and that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria, especially.
  • noun. A waxy blue-black microcrystalline green-plant pigment, C55H72MgN4O5, with a characteristic blue-green alcohol solution.
  • noun. A similar green-plant pigment, C55H70MgN4O6, having a brilliant green alcohol solution.
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  • noun. Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals.
  • noun. any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms. Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b are found in higher plants and green algae; chlorophyll c is found in certain types of marine algae. Chemically, it has a porphyrin ring with a magnesium ion bound to the four central nitrogens, and has a phytyl side chain. It is essential for photosynthesis in most plants. Chlorophyll a has formula C55H72N4O5Mg.
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  • noun. Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
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  • noun. any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms
    • Word Usage
    "The Greek chloros, from which the word chlorophyll is said to be derived, is also a distant cousin."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pigment  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    chlorofucin  chlorophyll a  chlorophyll b  chlorophyll c  chlorophyll d  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    anthocyanin  ascorbate  carotenoid  chemisorption  coal tar  
    variant
    chlorophyl  
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