chlorophyll a en · NOUN
Meanings
- (uncountable) The universal chlorophyll (C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₅) essential to the dominant oxygenic photosynthesis I process, present in all eukaryotes, cyanobacteria, chromists, and prochlorophytes that photosynthesize, and that contributes to the observed green color of these organisms.
Coordinates
chlorophyll c1 (most essential chlorophyll) · chlorophyll c2 (most essential chlorophyll) · chlorophyll d (most essential chlorophyll) · chlorophyll (most essential chlorophyll) · chlorophyll (most essential chlorophyll) · chlorophyll b (most essential chlorophyll)