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chlorophylloid

chlorophylloid noun: any of a class of pigments found in some invertebrates that resemble chlorophyll in spectral properties and color, but are not identical to it.

Noun

chlorophylloid (uncountable)

  1. Any of a class of pigments found in some invertebrates that resemble chlorophyll in spectral properties and color, but are not identical to it.

Origin of chlorophylloid

From chlorophyll + -oid.

Questions about chlorophylloid

What does chlorophylloid mean?
Chlorophylloid means any of a class of pigments found in some invertebrates that resemble chlorophyll in spectral properties and color, but are not identical to it.
What part of speech is chlorophylloid?
Chlorophylloid is a noun.

Words near chlorophylloid in the dictionary

  1. chlorophylligerous
  2. chlorophyllin
  3. chlorophyllins
  4. chlorophyllite
  5. chlorophyllites
  6. chlorophylloid
  7. chlorophyllose
  8. chlorophyllous
  9. chlorophylls
  10. chlorophylly
  11. chlorophytal

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