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Definition of Chlorophyl
1. Noun. Any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring forms.
Specialized synonyms: Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll B, Chlorofucin, Chlorophyll C, Chlorophyll D
Generic synonyms: Pigment
Derivative terms: Chlorophyllous
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chlorophyl
Literary usage of Chlorophyl
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1910)
"The technique~of Borodin^has been improved so that yields of 2- grams of crystallized
chlorophyl per kilogram of dry leaves have been obtained. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1870)
"This gave at once the characteristic yellow precipitate of phospho-molybdate of
ammonia, thus proving the presence of phosphoric acid in the chlorophyl. ..."
3. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1879)
"Chlorophyl and the Formation of Starch. At the beginning of the present century,
the sum total of the knowledge on this point was due to the observations of ..."
4. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1844)
"On the production of chlorophyl by yellow light. 2. On the movements of plants
towards indigo light. 3. Some application of these facts to vegetable ..."
5. A Text-book of physiological chemistry: For Students of Medicine and Physicians by Charles Edmund SSimon (1904)
"In itself, however, chlorophyl is incapable of bringing about those syntheses which
... I have said that chlorophyl—that is, the green coloring-matter of ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In the presence of chlorophyl, the green pigment of plants, and under the influence
of light, carbon dioxide and water, are converted into organic compounds ..."
7. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1844)
"On the production of chlorophyl by yellow light. 2. ... It is a fundamental fact
in botany, that light is necessary to the formation of chlorophyl. ..."
8. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1870)
"This gave at once the characteristic yellow precipitate of phospho-molybdate of
ammonia, thus proving the presence of phosphoric acid in the chlorophyl. ..."
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