Chlorophyll
21chlorophyll — (n.) green coloring matter in plants, 1819, from Fr. chlorophyle (1818), coined by Fr. chemists Pierre Joseph Pelletier (1788 1842) and Joseph Bienaimé Caventou (1795 1877) from Gk. khloros pale green (see CHLOE (Cf. Chloe)) + phyllon a leaf (see …
22chlorophyll — ► NOUN ▪ a green pigment which is responsible for the absorption of light by plants to provide energy for photosynthesis. ORIGIN from Greek khl ros green + phullon leaf …
23Chlorophyll — Leaf green redirects here. For the video game, see Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. Chlorophyll gives leaves their green color and absorbs light that is used in photosynthesis …
24Chlorophyll — Blätter einer Magnolie. Narzissen Blattwerk Ende März unter dem Komposthaufe …
25chlorophyll — chlorophylloid, adj. /klawr euh fil, klohr /, 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),… …
26chlorophyll — The magnesium complex of the phorbin derivative found in photosynthetic organisms; light absorbing green plant pigments that, in living plants, convert light energy into oxidizing and reducing power, thus fixing CO2 and evolving O2; the naturally …
27Chlorophyll — Blattgrün; Pflanzenfarbstoff * * * Chlo|ro|phỵll 〈[ klo ] n. 11; unz.〉 dem Einfangen der Lichtenergie dienender grüner Pflanzenfarbstoff; Sy Blattgrün [<grch. chloros „hellgrün“ + phyllon „Blatt“] * * * Chlo|ro|phỵll [↑ Chloro (2) u. ↑… …
28chlorophyll — noun Etymology: French chlorophylle, from chlor + Greek phyllon leaf more at blade Date: 1819 1. the green photosynthetic pigment found chiefly in the chloroplasts of plants and occurring especially as a blue black ester C55H72MgN4O5 or a dark… …
29chlorophyll d — noun the chlorophyll found (together with chlorophyll a) in red algae • Hypernyms: ↑chlorophyll, ↑chlorophyl …
30Chlorophyll — chlorofilas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žaliasis augalų pigmentas, sugeriantis šviesos energiją, kuri naudojama fotosintezei. atitikmenys: angl. chlorophyl; chlorophyll vok. Blattgrün, n; Chlorophyll, n rus. хлорофилл, m …
