chlorin

noun

chlo·​rin

ˈklōrə̇n,

-ȯr-

variants or less commonly chlorine

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-ōrˌēn,

-ȯˌrēn

plural -s

: any of several derivatives of chlorophyll obtained by hydrolysis, removal of the magnesium, sometimes with replacement by another metal (as copper), and opening of the carbocyclic ring see chlorophyllin sense 2

Word History

Etymology

chlorophyll + -in, -ine

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