chlo·ro·phyll
n 1 : the green photosynthetic coloring matter of plants found in chloroplasts and made up chiefly of a blue-black ester C55H72MgN4O5 and a dark green ester C55H70MgN4O6 - called also respectively chlorophyll a , chlorophyll b 2 : a waxy green chlorophyll-containing substance extracted from green plants and used as a coloring agent or deodorant chlo*ro*phyl*lous also chlo*ro*phyl*lose adj
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