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chlo•ro•phyll

Pronunciation: (klôr'u-fil, klōr'-), [key]
—n. Bot., Biochem.
the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis, and occurring in a bluish-black form, C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₅ (chlorophyll a), and a dark-green form, C₅₅H₇₀MgN₄O₆ (chlorophyll b). Also,chlo'ro•phyl.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

chlorophenol red

chlorophyllase

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