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pyropheophytin

pyropheophytin noun: any of a group of substances, produced by heating chlorophyll, typically present in used olive oil.

Noun

pyropheophytin (plural pyropheophytins)

  1. Any of a group of substances, produced by heating chlorophyll, typically present in used olive oil

Forms of pyropheophytin

pluralpyropheophytins

Origin of pyropheophytin

From pyro- + pheophytin.

Questions about pyropheophytin

What does pyropheophytin mean?
Pyropheophytin means any of a group of substances, produced by heating chlorophyll, typically present in used olive oil.
What part of speech is pyropheophytin?
Pyropheophytin is a noun.
What is the plural of pyropheophytin?
The plural of pyropheophytin is pyropheophytins.

Words near pyropheophytin in the dictionary

  1. pyrophanes
  2. pyrophanite
  3. pyrophanous
  4. pyropheophorbide
  5. pyropheophorbides
  6. pyropheophytin
  7. pyropheophytins
  8. pyrophile
  9. pyrophiles
  10. pyrophilia
  11. pyrophilous

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