bacteriochlorophyll
[ bak-teer-ee-oh-klawr-uh-fil, -klohr- ]
/ bækˌtɪər i oʊˈklɔr ə fɪl, -ˈkloʊr- /
noun Biochemistry.
a pale blue-gray form of chlorophyll that is unique to the photosynthetic but anaerobic purple bacteria.
Origin of bacteriochlorophyll
First recorded in 1935–40;
bacterio- +
chlorophyll
Words nearby bacteriochlorophyll
bacterial virus,
bactericide,
bacterid,
bacterin,
bacterio-,
bacteriochlorophyll,
bacteriocide,
bacteriocidin,
bacteriocin,
bacteriocinogenic plasmid,
bacteriogenic