chlorophyll
Meaning of chlorophyll
noun
a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, which is responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
early 19th century: coined in French from Greek khlōros ‘green’ + phullon ‘leaf’.
Information about chlorophyll
- It is a name.
- The plural form of chlorophyll is: chlorophylls.
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Hyphenation of chlorophyll
chloro-phyll
- It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
- chlorophyll is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
chlorophyll synonyms
Meaning chlorophyl:
Translation of chlorophyll
- German: Chlorophyll, Blattgrün
- Spanish: clorofila
- French: chlorophylle
- Italian: clorofilla
- Portuguese: clorofila
Words that rhyme with chlorophyll
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