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chlorosome

chlorosome noun: a photosynthetic antenna complex found in green sulfur bacteria and some green filamentous anoxygenic phototrophs, differing from other antenna complexes by its large size and lack of protein matrix supporting the photosynthetic pigments.

Noun

chlorosome (plural chlorosomes)

  1. A photosynthetic antenna complex found in green sulfur bacteria and some green filamentous anoxygenic phototrophs, differing from other antenna complexes by its large size and lack of protein matrix supporting the photosynthetic pigments.

Forms of chlorosome

pluralchlorosomes

Origin of chlorosome

From chloro- + -some.

Words formed from chlorosome

Questions about chlorosome

What does chlorosome mean?
Chlorosome means a photosynthetic antenna complex found in green sulfur bacteria and some green filamentous anoxygenic phototrophs, differing from other antenna complexes by its large size and lack of protein matrix supporting the photosynthetic pigments.
What part of speech is chlorosome?
Chlorosome is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorosome?
The plural of chlorosome is chlorosomes.

Words near chlorosome in the dictionary

  1. chlorosilyl
  2. chlorosis
  3. chlorosities
  4. chlorosity
  5. chlorosomal
  6. chlorosome
  7. chlorosomes
  8. chlorospermous
  9. chlorospinel
  10. chlorospinels
  11. chlorospingus

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