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prochlorophyte

UK/pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/US/pɹoʊˈklɔɹəˌfaɪt/

prochlorophyte noun: a bright green cyanobacterium of the class Prochlorophyta, distinguished by the presence of both chlorophyll a and b and the lack of phycobilins (and so resembling the chloroplasts of higher plants).

Noun

prochlorophyte (plural prochlorophytes)

  1. a bright green cyanobacterium of the class Prochlorophyta, distinguished by the presence of both chlorophyll a and b and the lack of phycobilins (and so resembling the chloroplasts of higher plants)

Forms of prochlorophyte

pluralprochlorophytes

Origin of prochlorophyte

From pro- (“earlier, prior”) + chlorophyte, from chloro- (“green”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about prochlorophyte

What does prochlorophyte mean?
Prochlorophyte means a bright green cyanobacterium of the class Prochlorophyta, distinguished by the presence of both chlorophyll a and b and the lack of phycobilins (and so resembling the chloroplasts of higher plants).
What part of speech is prochlorophyte?
Prochlorophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce prochlorophyte?
Prochlorophyte is pronounced /pɹəʊˈklɒɹəfʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of prochlorophyte?
The plural of prochlorophyte is prochlorophytes.

Words near prochlorophyte in the dictionary

  1. prochirality
  2. prochitinase
  3. prochitinases
  4. prochloraz
  5. prochlorococcal
  6. prochlorophyte
  7. prochlorophytes
  8. prochlorperazine
  9. Prochnow
  10. Prochnows
  11. prochoanitic

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