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chlorosomes

chlorosomes is the plural of chlorosome.

Meaning of chlorosome

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.

Questions about chlorosomes

What is chlorosomes the plural of?
Chlorosomes is the plural of chlorosome.

Words near chlorosomes in the dictionary

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

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