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bacteriochlorophyll

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bac⋅te⋅ri⋅o⋅chlo⋅ro⋅phyll

[bak-teer-ee-oh-klawr-uh-fil, -klohr-]
–noun Biochemistry.
a pale blue-gray form of chlorophyll that is unique to the photosynthetic but anaerobic purple bacteria.

Origin:
1935–40; bacterio- + chlorophyll
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Main Entry: bac·te·rio·chlo·ro·phyll
Pronunciation: bak-"tir-E-O-'klOr-&-"fil, -'klor-, -f&l
Function: noun
: apyrrole derivative in photosynthetic bacteria related to the chlorophyll of higher plants
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