BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL


Meaning of BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL in English

/bak tear'ee oh klawr"euh fil, -klohr"-/ , n. Biochem.

a pale blue-gray form of chlorophyll that is unique to the photosynthetic but anaerobic purple bacteria.

[ 1935-40; BACTERIO- + CHLOROPHYLL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .