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chrysophyll

chrysophyll noun: the yellow colouring matter in the green chlorophyll pigment of plants.

Noun

chrysophyll (uncountable)

  1. The yellow colouring matter in the green chlorophyll pigment of plants.
    Synonyms:
    xanthophyll

Synonyms of chrysophyll

Origin of chrysophyll

From chryso- + -phyll.

Questions about chrysophyll

What does chrysophyll mean?
Chrysophyll means the yellow colouring matter in the green chlorophyll pigment of plants.
What part of speech is chrysophyll?
Chrysophyll is a noun.

Words near chrysophyll in the dictionary

  1. chrysophilite
  2. chrysophilites
  3. chrysophobia
  4. chrysophycean
  5. chrysophyceans
  6. chrysophyll
  7. chrysophyte
  8. chrysophytes
  9. chrysopid
  10. chrysopids
  11. chrysopoeia

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