What does Chlorophyll mean?
Definitions for Chlorophyll
ˈklɔr ə fɪl, ˈkloʊr-chloro·phyll
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Princeton's WordNet
chlorophyll, chlorophylnoun
any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms
Wiktionary
chlorophyllnoun
Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
Wikipedia
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll (also chlorophyl) is any of several related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of algae and plants. Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρός, khloros ("pale green") and φύλλον, phyllon ("leaf"). Chlorophyll allow plants to absorb energy from light. Chlorophylls absorb light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrum as well as the red portion. Conversely, it is a poor absorber of green and near-green portions of the spectrum. Hence chlorophyll-containing tissues appear green because green light, diffusively reflected by structures like cell walls, is less absorbed. Two types of chlorophyll exist in the photosystems of green plants: chlorophyll a and b.
ChatGPT
chlorophyll
Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of algae and plants. Its name is derived from the Greek words chloros ("green") and phyllon ("leaf"). Chlorophyll is an extremely important biomolecule, critical in photosynthesis, which allows plants to absorb energy from light. It captures the light energy and utilises it to produce carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water. It is composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and magnesium atoms. There are a few different types of chlorophyll including chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b and chlorophyll-c, each playing a unique role in the photosynthesis process.
Webster Dictionary
Chlorophyllnoun
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
Wikidata
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of algae and plants. Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρός, chloros and φύλλον, phyllon. Chlorophyll is an extremely important biomolecule, critical in photosynthesis, which allows plants to absorb energy from light. Chlorophyll absorbs light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, followed by the red portion. However, it is a poor absorber of green and near-green portions of the spectrum, hence the green color of chlorophyll-containing tissues. Chlorophyll was first isolated by Joseph Bienaimé Caventou and Pierre Joseph Pelletier in 1817. ⁕ Chlorophyll gives leaves their green color and absorbs light that is used in photosynthesis. ⁕ Chlorophyll is found in high concentrations in chloroplasts of plant cells. ⁕ Absorption maxima of chlorophylls against the spectrum of white light. ⁕ SeaWiFS-derived average sea surface chlorophyll for the period 1998 to 2006.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Chlorophyll
the green colouring matter in plants, especially the leaves; due to the presence and action of light.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Chlorophyll
Porphyrin derivatives containing magnesium that act to convert light energy in photosynthetic organisms.
Entomology
Chlorophyll
the green coloring matter of plants; one of the substances found in the blood of insects.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Chlorophyll in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Chlorophyll in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Chlorophyll in a Sentence
An El Nio or La Nia event will throw up a very large change in chlorophyll because its changing the amount of nutrients that are coming into the system, because of these big, natural changes that happen every few years, its hard to see if things are changing due to climate change, if youre just looking at chlorophyll.
What happened I think is that the chlorophyll-based photosynthesis is more efficient, which means they generally have outcompeted the the purple organisms, in evolution, you had progression from more primitive to more complex and capable systems.
The contrasting temperature between night and day speeds up the loss of chlorophyll from leaves, leaving behind the secondary photosynthetic pigments( carotenoids) that give us the yellow and orange colors.
Billy No I will not make out with you. Did ya hear that this girl wants to make out with me in the middle of class. You got Chlorophyll Man up there talking about God knows what and all she can talk about is making out with me. I'm here to learn, everybody, not to make out with you. Go on with the chlorophyll.
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- كلوروفيلArabic
- xlorofilAzerbaijani
- хлорофиллBashkir
- хлорофилBulgarian
- clorofil·laCatalan, Valencian
- chlorofylCzech
- klorofyl, bladgrøntDanish
- Blattgrün, ChlorophyllGerman
- χλωροφύλληGreek
- clorofilaSpanish
- klorofüllEstonian
- klorofilaBasque
- سبزینه, کلروفیلPersian
- klorofylli, lehtivihreäFinnish
- blaðgrøniFaroese
- chlorophylleFrench
- હરિતદ્રવ્યGujarati
- पर्णहरित, क्लोरोफिलHindi
- klorofillHungarian
- քլորոֆիլArmenian
- laufgræna, blaðgræna, klórófýlIcelandic
- clorofillaItalian
- 葉緑素, クロロフィルJapanese
- хлорофиллKazakh
- ហរិតបត្តKhmer
- 클로로필, 葉綠素, 엽록소Korean
- хлорофиллKyrgyz
- žãlymasLithuanian
- hlorofilsLatvian
- хлорофилMacedonian
- zat hijau, klorofilMalay
- bladgrønt, klorofyllNorwegian
- bladgroenDutch
- bladgrønt, klorofyllNorwegian Nynorsk
- chlorofilPolish
- clorofilaPortuguese
- raphi q'umirQuechua
- хлорофиллRussian
- хлорофил, клорофил, hlorofil, klorofilSerbo-Croatian
- klorofilSlovene
- bladgrönt, klorofyllSwedish
- luntidinsolTagalog
- klorofilTurkish
- diệp lục tố, chất diệp lụcVietnamese
- 葉Chinese
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