bacteriochlorophyll

noun

bac·te·ri·o·chlo·ro·phyll bak-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈklȯr-ə-ˌfil

-fəl

: a pyrrole derivative in photosynthetic bacteria related to the chlorophyll of higher plants

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1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bacteriochlorophyll was in 1937

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bacteriochlorophyll

noun

bac·te·ri·o·chlo·ro·phyll bak-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈklōr-ə-ˌfil, -ˈklȯr-, -fəl

: a pyrrole derivative in photosynthetic bacteria related to the chlorophyll of higher plants

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bacteriochlorophyll

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