Chlorophyll

Word CHLOROPHYLL
Character 11
Hyphenation chlo ro phyll
Pronunciations /ˈklɒɹ.ə.fɪl/

Definitions and meanings of "Chlorophyll"

What do we mean by chlorophyll?

Any of a group of green pigments that absorb light energy used in photosynthesis and that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria, especially. noun

A waxy blue-black microcrystalline green-plant pigment, C55H72MgN4O5, with a characteristic blue-green alcohol solution. noun

A similar green-plant pigment, C55H70MgN4O6, having a brilliant green alcohol solution. noun

Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed to light) of plants, to which they owe their green color, and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food takes place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found in the tissues of the lower animals. noun

Any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms. Chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b are found in higher plants and green algae; chlorophyll c is found in certain types of marine algae. Chemically, it has a porphyrin ring with a magnesium ion bound to the four central nitrogens, and has a phytyl side chain. It is essential for photosynthesis in most plants. Chlorophyll a has formula C55H72N4O5Mg. noun

Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria. noun

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

Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Chlorophyll

  • Synonyms for chlorophyll
  • Chlorophyll synonyms not found!!!
  • Antonyms for chlorophyll
  • Chlorophyll antonyms not found!

The word "chlorophyll" in example sentences

The Greek chloros, from which the word chlorophyll is said to be derived, is also a distant cousin. ❋ Simon (1994)

Looks like the "middle ground" is where the quantum mystics hang out and propose unnecessary quantum explanations for well-understood chemical mutation processes based on an extremely vague analogy between photon capture in chlorophyll and base pair mutations in DNA. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And the darker leaves on plants are good for you, she explains, because they contain "chlorophyll - the 'blood' of the plant - which will really oxygenate your blood."' ❋ Ray Girvan (2004)

Another biologically important example where femtochemistry has explained efficient energy conversion is in chlorophyll molecules, which capture light in photosynthesis. ❋ Unknown (1999)

In all types of photosynthesis, the light energy absorbed by chlorophyll is transferred to membrane-bound protein-pigment complexes, known as reaction centers. ❋ Unknown (1988)

A very important section of Willstätter's work on the chemical structure of chlorophyll is represented by his investigations into the colour components, the "chlorophyllin", and other "phyllins" and derivatives formed from it. ❋ Unknown (1966)

He has shown that chlorophyll is an ester, which on saponification with alkali can be split up into a previously unknown alcohol called "phytol", which represents about one third of the molecule, and a colour component called ❋ Unknown (1966)

The crystallized chlorophyll is a laboratory product, an alkyl ester, which lacks phytol. ❋ Unknown (1966)

In these investigations, which concerned the pigment nucleus both in chlorophyll and in haemoglobin, he has made several new and important observations regarding the pyrroles and their position in this nucleus; in particular, however, he has shown that from these two pigments the same parent porphyrin, "aetioporphyrin", can be prepared, whose molecule has retained the essential characteristics of the pigment nucleus. ❋ Unknown (1966)

The green colour of the foliage of leafy plants is due to the existence of a substance called chlorophyll, which is almost universally developed in the leaves under the action of light. ❋ Alfred Russel Wallace (1868)

Recently, a new kind of chlorophyll, called chlorophyll f, was found in Australian stromatolites, possibly in a cyanobacteria. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Recently, a new kind of chlorophyll, called chlorophyll f, was found in Australian ❋ Unknown (2010)

[...] that this towering mass of chlorophyll is really ugly. ❋ Unknown (2007)

... chlorophyll is "high in oxygen"; eating it will oxygenate your blood (not without a searchlight up your bum to drive the photosynthesis of oxygen, I would suggest); and that "each sprouting seed is packed with the nutritional energy needed to create a full grown healthy plant" (I have an apple seed in my left hand and an apple tree in my right, for comparison, as I try to work out what she means). ❋ Zornhau (2006)

When you clean it the next day, don’t be alarmed if small patches of the molcajete are now stained green — chlorophyll is good for you. ❋ Homesick Texan (2009)

Cross Reference for Chlorophyll

  • Chlorophyll cross reference not found!

What does chlorophyll mean?

Best Free Book Reviews
Best IOS App Reviews