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pheo·phy·tin

or Brit  phaeo*phy*tin  n :  a bluish black waxy pigment that can be formed from chlorophyll by replacement of the magnesium with two hydrogen atoms by treatment with a weak acid (as oxalic acid) .
 
 

 
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