bacteriochlorophyll

English

Etymology

From bacterio- +‎ chlorophyll.

Noun

bacteriochlorophyll (plural bacteriochlorophylls)

1. (biology) A photosynthetic pigment related to the chlorophylls, occurring in various bacteria doing anoxygenic photosynthesis.

Derived terms

• bacteriochlorophyllic
• bacteriochlorophyllide

Translations

photosynthetic pigment

• French: bactériochlorophylle f
• Indonesian: bakterioklorofil
• Polish: bakteriochlorofil m, chlorofil bakteryjny m
• Portuguese: bacterioclorofila f
• Spanish: bacterioclorofila f
• Tamil: please add this translation if you can