chlorophyll
IPA: kɫˈɔrʌfɪɫ
noun
- (biochemistry) 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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Examples of "chlorophyll" in Sentences
- Chlorophyll has a green color.
- Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in plants.
- The active ingredient in the grasses was chlorophyll.
- The connection with chlorophyll pigment was made in 1864.
- The green colour is from chlorophyll, and is itself harmless.
- He also succeeded in explaining the constitution of chlorophyll.
- He was one of the founders in the field of chlorophyll chemistry.
- Photosynthesis is carried out in the chlorophyll of green plants.
- Chlorophyll is mentioned now in the new prose in the minerals section.
- The cakes are light green in tone due to the chlorophyll in the leaf juice.
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