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Chlorophyl

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Noun

1. chlorophyl, chlorophyll

any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms

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Chlorophyl

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noun
the green pigment of plants and photosynthetic algae and bacteria that traps the energy of sunlight for photosynthesis and exists in several forms, the most abundant being chlorophyll a (C55H72O5N4Mg): used as a colouring agent in medicines or food (E140)

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Chlorophyl

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noun
the green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plant cells: it occurs in five forms, esp. (chlorophyll a), C55H72MgN4O5, and (chlorophyll b), C55H70MgN4O6: it is essential to the photosynthetic process and is used as a coloring agent, in topical medicines, etc.

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