English Explanatory Dictionary

accessory pigment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any non-chlorophyll pigment present in a chloroplast that helps to absorb light but sends all the energy to a chlorophyll.

Word forms

accessory pigment accessory pigments

Synonyms

masking pigment

Related words

fucoxanthin phycobilin xanthophyll

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