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chlorophyllide

chlorophyllide noun: any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action.

Noun

chlorophyllide (plural chlorophyllides)

  1. Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action

Forms of chlorophyllide

pluralchlorophyllides

Origin of chlorophyllide

From chlorophyll + -ide.

Questions about chlorophyllide

What does chlorophyllide mean?
Chlorophyllide means any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action.
What part of speech is chlorophyllide?
Chlorophyllide is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorophyllide?
The plural of chlorophyllide is chlorophyllides.

Words near chlorophyllide in the dictionary

  1. chlorophyllaceous
  2. chlorophyllase
  3. chlorophyllases
  4. chlorophylless
  5. chlorophyllic
  6. chlorophyllide
  7. chlorophyllides
  8. chlorophylligerous
  9. chlorophyllin
  10. chlorophyllins
  11. chlorophyllite

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