— chlorophylloid , adj.
/klawr"euh fil, klohr"-/ , n. Bot., Biochem.
the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis, and occurring in a bluish-black form, C 55 H 72 MgN 4 O 5 (chlorophyll a) , and a dark-green form, C 55 H 70 MgN 4 O 6 (chlorophyll b) .
Also, chlorophyl .
[ 1810-20; CHLORO- 1 + -PHYLL ]