chlorophyllous

chlo·ro·phyll

C0315200 (klôr′ə-fĭl)n. Any of a group of green pigments that capture light energy used as the energy source in photosynthesis and that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria, especially:a. A waxy blue-black microcrystalline green-plant pigment, C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₅, with a characteristic blue-green alcohol solution. Also called chlorophyll a.b. A similar green-plant pigment, C₅₅H₇₀MgN₄O₆, having a brilliant green alcohol solution. Also called chlorophyll b.

chlo′ro·phyl′lous adj.

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chlorophyllous - relating to or being or containing chlorophyllchlorophyllose

chlorophyllous

chlo·ro·phyll

chlorophyllous

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adj relating to or being or containing chlorophyll

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