English Explanatory Dictionary

chlorophyll a

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The universal chlorophyll (C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₅) essential to the dominant oxygenic photosynthesis I process, present in all eukaryotes, cyanobacteria, chromists, and prochlorophytes that photosynthesize, and that contributes to the observed green color of these organisms.

Word forms

chlorophyll a
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