noun
chlorophyll
KLOR-uh-fil/ˈklɔːrəfɪl/
The green pigment plants use to absorb light for photosynthesis.
The inset shows chlorophyll inside the leaf's chloroplasts.
Etymology
The name combines “green” and “leaf,” identifying the pigment by the familiar color it gives foliage rather than by its light-absorbing function.
In context
the chloroplast is where the chlorophyll is found and because the chloroplast is where the chlorophyll is found is the chloroplast where photosynthesis takes place photosynthesis means taking light
More examples
- The leaves lost chlorophyll as autumn approached.
- The experiment extracted chlorophyll from spinach.
- Green chlorophyll was concentrated inside the chloroplasts.
Forms
chlorophyll
chloroplast noun — a cell structure containing photosynthetic pigments
Similar words
- chloroplast
- A chloroplast is a cell structure; chlorophyll is a pigment inside it.
- carotenoid
- Carotenoids are other plant pigments, often yellow or orange; chlorophyll is green.