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protochloroplast

protochloroplast noun: the precursor to chloroplasts.

Noun

protochloroplast (plural protochloroplasts)

  1. The precursor to chloroplasts.

Forms of protochloroplast

pluralprotochloroplasts

Origin of protochloroplast

From proto- + chloroplast.

Questions about protochloroplast

What does protochloroplast mean?
Protochloroplast means the precursor to chloroplasts.
What part of speech is protochloroplast?
Protochloroplast is a noun.
What is the plural of protochloroplast?
The plural of protochloroplast is protochloroplasts.

Words near protochloroplast in the dictionary

  1. protochlorophilide
  2. protochlorophyll
  3. protochlorophyllide
  4. protochlorophyllides
  5. protochlorophylline
  6. protochloroplast
  7. protochordate
  8. protochordates
  9. protochromosome
  10. protochromosomes
  11. protochronism

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