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protochlorophyllide

protochlorophyllide noun: any of several fluorescent pigments that are converted to chlorophyll by photoconversion.

Noun

protochlorophyllide (plural protochlorophyllides)

  1. Any of several fluorescent pigments that are converted to chlorophyll by photoconversion.

Forms of protochlorophyllide

pluralprotochlorophyllides

Origin of protochlorophyllide

From proto- + chlorophyll + -ide.

Questions about protochlorophyllide

What does protochlorophyllide mean?
Protochlorophyllide means any of several fluorescent pigments that are converted to chlorophyll by photoconversion.
What part of speech is protochlorophyllide?
Protochlorophyllide is a noun.
What is the plural of protochlorophyllide?
The plural of protochlorophyllide is protochlorophyllides.

Words near protochlorophyllide in the dictionary

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

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