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protochlorophyll

protochlorophyll noun: a pigment that is converted to chlorophyll by the action of light.

Noun

protochlorophyll (uncountable)

  1. A pigment that is converted to chlorophyll by the action of light

Origin of protochlorophyll

From proto- + chlorophyll.

Questions about protochlorophyll

What does protochlorophyll mean?
Protochlorophyll means a pigment that is converted to chlorophyll by the action of light.
What part of speech is protochlorophyll?
Protochlorophyll is a noun.

Words near protochlorophyll in the dictionary

  1. protochemistry
  2. protochemists
  3. protochloride
  4. protochlorides
  5. protochlorophilide
  6. protochlorophyll
  7. protochlorophyllide
  8. protochlorophyllides
  9. protochlorophylline
  10. protochloroplast
  11. protochordate

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