Chlorophyll is a green substance in plants which enables them to use the energy from sunlight in order to grow.
chlorophyll in British English
or US chlorophyl (ˈklɔːrəfɪl)
noun
the green pigment of plants and photosynthetic algae and bacteria that traps the energy of sunlight for photosynthesis and exists in several forms, the most abundant being chlorophyll a (C55H72O5N4Mg): used as a colouring agent in medicines or food (E140)
Derived forms
chlorophylloid (ˈchloroˌphylloid)
adjective
chlorophyllous (ˌchloroˈphyllous)
adjective
chlorophyll in American English
(ˈklɔrəˌfɪl) or ˈchloroˌphyl (ˈklɔrəˌfɪl)
noun
the green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plant cells: it occurs in five forms, esp. (chlorophyll a), C55H72MgN4O5, and (chlorophyll b), C55H70MgN4O6: it is essential to the photosynthetic process and is used as a coloring agent, in topical medicines, etc.
Chlorophyll is any, or all, of a group of green pigments that are found in plants and other organisms, which enables them to use the energy from sunlight.
All green plants contain chlorophyll.
Plants use the nutrients from sunlight to produce a green pigment called chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll is any, or all, of a group of green pigments that are found in plants and other organisms,which enables them to use the energy from sunlight.