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chlorellae

chlorellae is the plural of chlorella.

Meaning of chlorella

Noun

chlorella (plural chlorellae or chlorellas)

  1. Any single-celled green alga, of the genus Chlorella, found especially in stagnant water; now produced commercially as a food supplement.
    • Many people use chlorella for a nutrient factor isolated in the 1950s and not available in other green foods: "Chlorella Growth Factor" (CGF). CGF is related to the special nature of chlorella's nucleic acid. The nucleic acid in the human body ...2002, Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition, North Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 233

Questions about chlorellae

What is chlorellae the plural of?
Chlorellae is the plural of chlorella.

Words near chlorellae in the dictionary

  1. chlordiazepoxides
  2. chlordimeform
  3. chlordimorine
  4. chlorella
  5. chlorellaceous
  6. chlorellae
  7. chlorellas
  8. chlorellestadite
  9. chloremia
  10. chloremic
  11. chlorenchyma

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