bacteriochlorophyll
[ bak-teer-ee-oh-klawr-uh-fil, -klohr- ]
nounBiochemistry.
a pale blue-gray form of chlorophyll that is unique to the photosynthetic but anaerobic purple bacteria.
Origin of bacteriochlorophyll
1First recorded in 1935–40; bacterio- + chlorophyll
Words Nearby bacteriochlorophyll
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