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chlorophyll

/ˈklɔɹ.ə.fɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
chloro-phyll
IPA
/ˈklɔɹ.ə.fɪl/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French chlorophylle, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chlorophylle

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈklɔɹ.ə.fɪl/
  • British English: /ˈklɔː.ɹə.fɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chlorophylls (plural) chlorophyl (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

achlorophyllous bacteriochlorophyll chlorophyllase chlorophyllic chlorophyllide chlorophyllin chlorophylloid chlorophyllose chlorophyllous chlorophylly protochlorophyll

Phrases

chlorophyll a chlorophyll b chlorophyll c1 chlorophyll c2 chlorophyll c3 chlorophyll d white chlorophyll

Frequently Paired Words

anthocyanin carotenoid xanthophyll

Synonyms

chlorophyl

Questions

How do you pronounce chlorophyll?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɔɹ.ə.fɪl/.
What does chlorophyll mean?
Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
Where does chlorophyll come from?
It is traced to French.

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