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pheophytin

pheophytin noun: a chlorophyll from which the central magnesium atom has been removed.

Noun

pheophytin (plural pheophytins)

  1. A chlorophyll from which the central magnesium atom has been removed

Forms of pheophytin

pluralpheophytins

Words formed from pheophytin

Questions about pheophytin

What does pheophytin mean?
Pheophytin means a chlorophyll from which the central magnesium atom has been removed.
What part of speech is pheophytin?
Pheophytin is a noun.
What is the plural of pheophytin?
The plural of pheophytin is pheophytins.

Words near pheophytin in the dictionary

  1. pheonix
  2. pheons
  3. pheophorbide
  4. pheophorbide A
  5. pheophorbides
  6. pheophytin
  7. pheophytinase
  8. pheophytinases
  9. pheophytins
  10. pheopigment
  11. pheopigments

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