allochlorophyll

noun

al·​lo·​chlo·​ro·​phyll

plural -s

: an isomer of chlorophyll easily formed from the latter

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary all- + chlorophyll

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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