chlorophyll en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɔɹ.ə.fɪl/ (US)
- /ˈklɒɹ.ə.fɪl/ (UK)
- /ˈklɔː.ɹə.fɪl/ (UK)
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Etymology
Borrowed from French chlorophylle, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chlorophylls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chlorophyl | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Coordinates
carotenoid · anthocyanin · xanthophyll
Deriveds
bacteriochlorophyll · chlorophyllase · chlorophyll c1 · chlorophylly · chlorophyll b · chlorophyll d · chlorophyll c2 · chlorophyllin · chlorophyllous · chlorophyllic · chlorophyllide · chlorophyll a · chlorophylloid · achlorophyllous · chlorophyllose · chlorophyll c3 · white chlorophyll · protochlorophyll
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Translations (78)
ja クロロフィル (green pigment) · eu klorofila (green pigment) · sh klorofil (green pigment) · fi klorofylli (green pigment) · sw umbijani (green pigment) · nb klorofyll (green pigment) · ms klorofil (green pigment) · da bladgrønt (green pigment) · mk хлорофил (green pigment) · is klórófýl (green pigment) · gl clorofila (green pigment) · ml ഹരിതകം (green pigment) · ar كْلُورُوفِيل (green pigment) · hi पर्णहरित (green pigment) · tr klorofil (green pigment) · bg хлорофи́л (green pigment) · cs chlorofyl (green pigment) · is laufgræna (green pigment) · ru хлорофи́лл (green pigment) · lt žãlymas (green pigment) · mhr хлорофилл (green pigment) · vi chất diệp lục (green pigment) · sl klorofil (green pigment) · ca clorofil·la (green pigment) · af chlorofil (green pigment) · is blaðgræna (green pigment) · ko 엽록소 (green pigment) · nn klorofyll (green pigment) · de Blattgrün (green pigment) · sv klorofyll (green pigment) · nb bladgrønt (green pigment) · kk хлорофилл (green pigment) · cmn 葉綠素 /叶绿素 (green pigment) · fo blaðgrøni (green pigment) · lv hlorofils (green pigment) · mn хлорофилл (green pigment) · sv bladgrönt (green pigment) · ar يَخْضُور (green pigment) · ms zat hijau (green pigment) · id zat hijau (green pigment) · gu હરિતદ્રવ્ય (green pigment) · id klorofil (green pigment) · mn ᡀᠣᠷᠣᠹᠢᠯᠯ (green pigment) · af bladgroen (green pigment) · pl chlorofil (green pigment) · da klorofyl (green pigment) · az xlorofil (green pigment) · nl chlorofyl (green pigment) · vi diệp lục tố (green pigment) · mn ᠨᠠᠪᠴᠢᠨ ᠦ ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠡᠳ᠋ (green pigment) · el χλωροφύλλη (green pigment) · pt clorofila (green pigment) · et klorofüll (green pigment) · id zat hijau daun (green pigment) · hy քլորոֆիլ (green pigment) · tl kloropila (green pigment) · fi lehtivihreä (green pigment) · sh hlorofil (green pigment) · ky хлорофилл (green pigment) · nl bladgroen (green pigment) · de Chlorophyll (green pigment) · ba хлорофилл (green pigment) · sh хлорофил (green pigment) · mn навчны ногоон эд (green pigment) · es clorofila (green pigment) · qu raphi q'umir (green pigment) · sh клорофил (green pigment) · ro clorofilă (green pigment) · gsw Blattgrien (green pigment) · ja 葉緑素 (green pigment) · it clorofilla (green pigment) · fa کلروفیل (green pigment) · nn bladgrønt (green pigment) · ko 클로로필 (green pigment) · fr chlorophylle (green pigment) · fa سبزینه (green pigment) · km ហរិតបត្ត (green pigment) · ml ക്ലോറോഫിൽ (green pigment)