chlorophyl

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chlorophyl - any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms; there are four naturally occurring formschlorophyllchlorophyll a - a blue-black plant pigment having a blue-green alcohol solution; found in all higher plantschlorophyll b - a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution; generally characteristic of higher plantschlorofucin, chlorophyll c - the chlorophyll present in brown algae, diatoms, and flagellateschlorophyll d - the chlorophyll found (together with chlorophyll a) in red algaepigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)