English words: chlorinator to chloropid
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English words chlorinator to chloropid
- chlorinator noun: That which chlorinates.
- chlorine noun /ˈklɔɹin/: A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.
- chlorine-35 noun: The major stable isotope of chlorine, 3517Cl, having seventeen protons and eighteen neutrons; it amounts to about 76% of the element in nature
- chlorine-36 noun: A long-lived radioactive isotope of chlorine, 3617Cl, having seventeen protons and nineteen neutrons, and a half-life of 3x10⁵ years; it can be used to date...
- chlorine-37 noun: The minor stable isotope of chlorine, 3717Cl, having seventeen protons and twenty neutrons; it amounts to about 24% of the element in nature
- chlorine dioxide noun: a reddish-yellow explosive gas, ClO₂, used as a water disinfectant and to bleach flour and wood pulp
- chlorine fluoride noun: Any binary compound of chlorine and fluorine.
- chlorine monofluoride noun: A gaseous binary compound, CF, of chlorine and fluorine.
- chlorine oxide noun: Any binary compound of chlorine and oxygen.
- chlorine pentafluoride noun: A gaseous hypervalent binary compound, CF₅, of chlorine and fluorine.
- chlorine trifluoride noun: A poisonous gaseous binary compound, CF₃, of chlorine and fluorine.
- chlorine water noun: A solution of chlorine in water used as a bleaching agent
- chlorineless adjective: Without chlorine.
- chlorinelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of chlorine.
- chloriney adjective: With, or like, chlorine.
- chloriniferous adjective: containing, or yielding chlorine
- chlorinise verb: Alternative spelling of chlorinize.
- chlorinity noun: A quantitative measure of the amount of chlorine and other halides in water, especially in seawater
- chlorinize verb: To chlorinate.
- chlorinolysis noun: The chlorination of an organic compound so as to yield chloro compounds with fewer carbon atoms than the starting material.
- chlorinous adjective /ˈklɔːɹ.ɪn.əs/: Containing or involving chlorine.
- chloriodic adjective: Containing, or pertaining to, chlorine and iodine.
- chloriodide noun: Alternative form of chloroiodide.
- chloriodine noun: A compound of chlorine and iodine.
- chlorion noun: A chlorine ion.
- chloriridovirus noun: Any virus of the genus Chloriridovirus
- Chloris proper noun /ˈklɔːɹɪs/: A nymph and the goddess of flowers and spring. She is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of Zephyrus, and mother of Karpos. Her Roman counterpart is...
- chlorisondamine noun: A nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist that produces both neuronal and ganglionic blockade.
- chloristic adjective: That contains chlorine or chloride
- chlorite noun /ˈklɔːˌɹʌɪt/: A dark green mineral resembling serpentine, being a mixed silicate of magnesium, iron and aluminium.
- chloritic adjective: containing chlorite
- chloritisation noun: Alternative spelling of chloritization
- chloritization noun: The metamorphic conversion of pyroxene or amphibole minerals into members of the chlorite group
- chloritize verb: To treat with a chlorite, typically as a bleach
- chloritoid noun: A mixed iron, magnesium, and manganese silicate mineral of metamorphic origin, with the chemical formula (Fe²⁺,Mg,Mn)₂Al₄Si₂O₁₀(OH)₄.
- chloritoschist noun: A chlorite-rich schist.
- chlormadinone noun: A steroidal progestin.
- chlormagaluminite noun: A hexagonal mineral containing aluminum, carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, and oxygen.
- chlormanganokalite noun: A trigonal mineral, K₄MnCl₆, which occurs in yellow rhombohedra.
- chlormequat noun /ˈklɔː(ɹ)məkwɒt/: A plant growth regulator used on ornamental plants, typically as the chloride salt.
- chlormerodrin noun: A diuretic formerly used to treat patients with heart failure.
- chlormethane noun: Alternative form of chloromethane.
- chlormethiazole noun /ˌklɔː(ɹ)məˈθaɪəzoʊl/: clomethiazole
- chlormethine noun /ˈklɔɹ.məˌθin/: A nitrogen mustard administered by injection in the form of its hydrochloride C₅H₁₁Cl₂N·HCl in the palliative treatment of neoplastic diseases (as Hodgkin...
- chlormezanone noun: A particular drug used to reduce anxiety and relax muscles.
- chlormidazole noun /klɔɹˈmɪd.ə.zoʊl/: A particular azole antifungal drug.
- chlornaphazine noun: A derivative of 2-naphthylamine, developed for the treatment of polycythemia and Hodgkin's disease but discontinued because of its carcinogenic properties.
- chlornidine noun: A preemergent dinitroaniline herbicide with IUPAC name: N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)-4-methyl-2,6-dinitroaniline.
- chloro- prefix /ˈklɔːɹəʊ/: green in color.
- chloro-octane noun: Alternative spelling of chlorooctane.
- chloro-potassichastingsite noun: Alternative form of potassic-chloro-hastingsite.
- chloroacetaldehyde noun: A chloro derivative of acetaldehyde
- chloroacetamide noun: Any chloro derivative of acetamide; typically used as a herbicide and preservative
- chloroacetanilide noun: An organic compound with formula C₈H₈ClNO, which is the basic form of the herbicide group of the same name.
- chloroacetate noun: Any salt or ester of chloroacetic acid
- chloroacetic adjective: Of or pertaining to chloroacetic acid and its derivatives
- chloroacetic acid noun: The chlorinated derivative of acetic acid CH₂Cl-COOH that is used in organic synthesis
- chloroacetone noun: The chlorinated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Cl used in tear gas and in organic synthesis
- chloroacetonitrile noun: An alkylating agent with the chemical formula ClCH₂CN.
- chloroacetophenone noun: The chlorinated form of acetophenone, C₆H₅-CO-CH₂Cl, used as the riot control agent CN gas
- chloroacetyl noun: Any chloro derivative of an acetyl group
- chloroacrylamide noun: Any chloro derivative of acrylamide but especially 3-chloroacrylamide
- chloroacrylic adjective: Describing any chloro derivative of acrylic acid or its derivatives
- chloroadamantane noun: Any haloadamantane in which the halogen is chlorine
- chloroadenosine noun: Any chloro derivative of adenosine; 8-chloroadenosine has antineoplastic activity.
- chloroalanine noun: A chlorinated derivative of alanine
- chloroalkane noun: Any haloalkane in which the halogen is chlorine
- chloroalkene noun: Any chloro derivative of an alkene
- chloroalkyl noun: Any alkyl radical having one or more hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine
- chloroalkyne noun: Any chloro-derivative of an alkyne
- chloroaluminate noun: The anion AlCl₄⁻; any salt containing this anion
- chloroamide noun: Any C-chloro derivative of an amide.
- chloroamine noun: Any C-chloro derivative of an amine
- chloroamphenicol noun: Alternative form of chloramphenicol.
- chloroanaemia noun: Synonym of chlorosis.
- chloroanemia noun: Alternative form of chloroanaemia.
- chloroaniline noun: Amy of three isomeric chloro derivatives of aniline (o-chloroaniline, m-chloroaniline, p-chloroaniline)
- chloroanisole noun: Any chloro derivative of anisole
- chloroarene noun: Any chlorinated derivative of an arene.
- chloroargyrite noun: Alternative form of chlorargyrite.
- chloroaromatic adjective, noun: Describing any chloro derivative of an aromatic compound.
- chloroatranorin noun: One of the most common allergens found in treemoss, along with atranorin, having the same molecular structure as atranorin but with one of the hydrogen...
- chloroaurate noun: Any salt of chloroauric acid
- chloroauric adjective: Of or pertaining to chloroauric acid.
- chloroauric acid noun: The compound HAuCl₄ obtained by dissolving gold in aqua regia
- chloroazodin noun: The compound (1E)-2-chloro-1-[(E)-N'-chlorocarbamimidoyl]iminoguanidine that is a disinfectant having properties similar to chloramine-T
- chloroazotic acid noun: aqua regia
- chlorobactene noun: A particular carotenoid.
- chlorobenzaldehyde noun: Any derivative of benzaldehyde in which one or more hydrogen atoms in the ring have been replaced by chlorine
- chlorobenzene noun: Any derivative of benzene in which one or more hydrogen atoms is replaced by chlorine; but especially the simplest such derivative C₆H₅Cl that is used in...
- chlorobenzenesulfonate noun: Any chloro derivative of benzenesulfonate
- chlorobenzhydryl noun: An organic compound with a chlorine atom attached to a benzhydryl group.
- chlorobenzilate noun: The neurotoxic pesticide ethyl bis(4-chlorophenyl)hydroxyacetate.
- chlorobenzoate noun: Any chloro-derivative of a benzoate; a salt or ester of chlorobenzoic acid
- chlorobenzoic adjective: Describing a chloro derivative of a benzoic group
- chlorobenzoyl noun: Any chloro derivative of a benzoyl radical
- chlorobenzyl noun: Any chloro derivative of a benzyl radical
- chlorobenzylate noun: Alternative form of chlorobenzilate.
- chlorobenzylidene noun: Any chloro- derivative of a benzylidene radical
- chlorobiocin noun: The antibiotic...
- chlorobiphenyl noun: Any chlorinated derivative of biphenyl
- chloroborane noun: The chlorine derivative of borane BH₂Cl.
- chloroborate noun: Any salt or ester of chloroboric acid
- chloroboric adjective: Containing both chlorine and boron.
- chlorobromide noun: Any mixed chloride and bromide.
- chlorobutane noun: A chlorinated derivative of butane used in organic synthesis.
- chlorobutanol noun: Trichloro-2-methyl-2-propanol, a chemical preservative, sedative hypnotic and weak local anaesthetic similar in nature to chloral hydrate.
- chlorobutyl noun: Any chloro derivative of a butyl radical
- chlorocalcite noun: A rare white mineral, chemical formula KCaCl₃.
- chlorocarbon noun: An organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom.
- chlorocarbonate noun: Synonym of chloroformate.
- chlorocarbonic acid noun: Synonym of chloroformic acid.
- chlorocarbonyl noun: A chemical functional group containing chlorine and oxygen atoms bonded to one carbon atom. (ClOC-)
- chlorocarboxylate noun: Any chloro derivative of a carboxylate group or ion
- chlorocarcin noun: Any of a particular family of antibiotics isolated from Streptomyces
- chlorocatechol noun: Either of two isomeric chloro derivatives of catechol that are metabolites of chlorobenzene
- chlorocholestane noun: Any chloro derivative of cholestane
- chlorocholesterol noun: A derivative of cholesterol with a chlorine atom.
- chlorocholine noun: Alternative form of chlorcholine.
- chlorochromate noun: The univalent anion CrClO₃⁻, or any salt containing this anion
- chlorochrous adjective: Having a yellow-green colour
- chlorococcaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Chlorococcaceae.
- chlorococcalean noun: Any green alga of the order Chlorococcales.
- chlorococcine adjective: That lacks both motility and the ability to divide into somatic cells
- chlorococcoid adjective: Relating to green algae of the genus Chlorococcum.
- chlorocolchicide noun: Any chloro derivative of a colchicide
- chlorocresol noun: Any chloro derivative of a cresol, but especially 2-Chloro-m-cresol and p-Chlorocresol
- chlorocruorin noun: A green respiratory pigment found in many annelids.
- chlorocyclohexane noun: Any chloro derivative of cyclohexane
- chlorocyclooctane noun: An organic compound with the formula C₈H₁₅Cl.
- chlorocyclopentane noun: Any chloro derivative of cyclopentane
- chlorocyclopentyl noun: Any chloro derivative of a cyclopentyl radical (univalent radical derived from chlorocyclopentane)
- chlorocyclopropyl noun: A chloro derivative of the cyclopropyl radical
- chlorocyperoid noun: A yellow form of sedge
- chlorocyphid noun: Any damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae.
- chlorodecane noun: A chlorinated derivative of decane.
- chlorodehydromethylandrostenediol noun: A synthetic anabolic steroid-like compound related to testosterone, formerly used in bodybuilding supplements to promote muscle growth and strength but...
- chlorodehydromethyltestosterone noun /ˌklɔːroʊdiˌhaɪdroʊˌmɛθəltɛˈstɑːstəˌroʊn/: A synthetic anabolic steroid derived from testosterone that promotes muscle growth and enhances physical performance.
- chlorodendrophycean adjective: Relating to the class Chlorodendrophyceae.
- chlorodeoxyadenosine noun: Any chloro derivative of deoxyadenosine
- chlorodeoxyuridine noun: Any chloro derivative of deoxyuridine, but especially 5-chloro-2'-deoxyuridine that is a thymidine analog
- chlorodibromomethane noun: bromodichloromethane
- chlorodifluoromethane noun /ˌklɔːroʊdaɪˌflʊəroʊˈmɛθeɪn/: A colorless hydrochlorofluorocarbon gas (CHClF₂) used chiefly as a refrigerant and chemical intermediate, commonly known as R-22.
- chlorodimethylphenylsilane noun: The organosilane (CH₃)₂C₆H₅SiCl
- chlorodimethylphosphine noun: A chemical compound in which phosphorus is bound to two methyl groups and one chlorine atom. ClP(CH₃)₂
- chlorodimethylsilane noun: A silane with chemical formula (CH₃)₂SiHCl.
- chlorodinitronaphthalene noun: A particular fungicide.
- chlorodiorganotin noun: Any chlorine derivative of diorganotin.
- chlorodiphenylphosphine noun: An organophosphorus compound with the formula (C₆H₅)₂PCl, used as a reagent.
- chlorodyne noun /ˈklɒɹədaɪn/: A narcotic drug, made from chloroform, morphia, and other substances.
- chloroethane noun: The halogenated hydrocarbon CH₃-CH₂Cl, one used as an anesthetic; it has many industrial applications
- chloroethanoic acid noun: Any chloroacetic acid.
- chloroethanol noun: Any chloro derivative of ethanol
- chloroethene noun: vinyl chloride, or any other chlorinated derivative of ethene
- chloroethoxyamine noun: Any chloro derivative of ethoxyamine
- chloroethyl noun: Any chloro derivative of an ethyl radical
- chloroethylamine noun: Any chloro derivative of ethylamine
- chloroethylene noun: The unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbon vinyl chloride or any similar compound
- chlorofiber noun: Alternative form of chlorofibre.
- chlorofibre noun: Any synthetic fibre made from the polymerization of a chlorinated monomer (especially from forms of polyvinyl chloride)
- chlorofluoroalkane noun: An alkane in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a chlorine atom and at least one other hydrogen atom has been replaced by a fluorine atom.
- chlorofluoroalkene noun: An alkene in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a chlorine atom and at least one other hydrogen atom has been replaced by a fluorine atom.
- chlorofluorocarbon noun: Any of a class of organic compounds in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon are replaced with those of chlorine and fluorine; formerly used as...
- chlorofluoromethane noun: Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant.
- chloroform noun, verb /ˈklɒɹə(ʊ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)m/: A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.
- chloroformate noun: Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
- chloroformer noun: One who uses chloroform.
- chloroformic adjective: Relating to chloroformic acid or its derivatives
- chloroformic acid noun: The chlorinated derivative of formic acid, Cl-COOH, known principally through its esters, the chloroformates, unrelated to chloroform
- chloroforming noun, verb: An application of chloroform.
- chloroformism noun: addiction to chloroform
- chloroformist noun: One who uses chloroform as an anaesthetic.
- chloroformization noun: The process of chloroformizing.
- chloroformize verb: To treat with chloroform, typically in order to attenuate an antigen
- chloroformyl noun, prefix: molecule containing a chloroformyl group which consists of a formyl group (-CO-H, also called aldehyde), in which the hydrogen is substituted by a chlorine...
- chlorofucin noun: A chlorophyll of a clear yellowish-green colour.
- chlorofucine noun: Alternative form of chlorofucin.
- chlorogenase noun: Any enzyme that hydrolyses chlorogenic acid
- chlorogenate noun: A salt or ester of chlorogenic acid.
- chlorogenic adjective: Of or pertaining to chlorogenic acids or their derivatives
- chlorogenic acid noun: Any of a family of phenolic carboxylic acids, found in coffee, that have antioxidant properties. Does not contain chlorine.
- chlorogenin noun: A sapogenin,...
- chlorogenine noun: Synonym of alstonine.
- chlorogenone noun: Synonym of spirostane-3 or 6-dione.
- chloroglobin noun: The green colouring matter of chlorophyll, which has been separated from it in the form of minute globules.
- chloroguanide noun: Proguanil.
- chlorohemin noun: Synonym of hemin.
- chloroheptane noun: A chlorinated derivative of heptane.
- chlorohexane noun: A chlorinated derivative of hexane.
- chlorohexidine noun: Alternative form of chlorhexidine.
- chlorohydrate noun: A chemical compound having the general formula […] Cl₍₃ₙ₋ₘ₎(OH)ₘ.
- chlorohydrin noun: Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.
- chlorohydrocarbon noun: Any chloro derivative of a hydrocarbon
- chlorohydrolase noun: Any enzyme that catalyses the replacement of chloride groups by hydroxy groups
- chloroid adjective: Resembling chlorine.
- chloroimide noun: Alternative form of chlorimide.
- chloroindazole noun: Any chloro derivative of an indazole, but especially 3-chloroindazole
- chloroindene noun: Any chloro derivative of an indene
- chloroindole noun: Any chloro derivative of an indole
- chloroiodide noun: Any compound containing both chloride and iodide ions
- chloroiodomethane noun: A halomethane with the chemical formula CH₂CII, which is used in organic synthesis
- chlorokojic adjective: Relating to chlorokojic acid or its derivatives
- chlorokojic acid noun: The chloro derivative of kojic acid 2-(chloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-4H-pyran-4-one
- chlorolactone noun: Any chloro derivative of a lactone
- chloroleucite noun: A chloroplast.
- chloroleukaemia noun: Synonym of chloroma.
- chloroleukemia noun: Synonym of chloroma.
- chloroleukemic adjective: Of or relating to chloroleukemia.
- chlorolichen noun: Any lichen that has a green alga as its photobiont
- chlorolipid noun: Any of various long-chain aliphatic chlorides found in various simple organisms.
- chloroma noun: A myeloid sarcoma, often green in tint.
- chloromagnesite noun: A volcanic mineral, anhydrous magnesium chloride, found on Vesuvius
- chloromaloside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
- chloromatous adjective: Of or relating to a chloroma.
- chloromelanite noun: A dark green to black variety of the mineral jadeite.
- chloromenite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic tobacco green mineral containing chlorine, copper, oxygen, and selenium.
- chloromercurial noun: Any derivative of a compound formed by reaction with mercuric chloride
- chloromercuribenzoate noun: Any salt or ester of a chloromercuribenzoic acid, but especially of p-chloromercuribenzoic acid (PCMB)
- chloromercuribenzoic acid noun: The organomercury compound Cl-Hg-C₆H₄-COOH that is a protease inhibitor
- chlorometalate noun: Any metal oxyanion that also contains one or more chlorine atoms; a salt containing such an ion
- chlorometallate noun: Alternative spelling of chlorometalate.
- chlorometer noun: An instrument to test the bleaching power of chloride of lime.
- chloromethane noun: Methyl chloride, a flammable gas once used as a refrigerant, with chemical formula CH₃Cl.
- chloromethyl noun: The univalent radical Cl-CH₂-
- chloromethylandrostenediol noun: A synthetic, steroid-like compound that was sold as a bodybuilding “prohormone” meant to increase muscle growth and strength, but it is now largely banned...
- chloromethylated adjective: modified by chloromethylation
- chloromethylation noun: Any reaction that introduces a chloromethyl group into a compound
- chloromethylene noun: The divalent chemical group HClC=; equivalent to methylene with one hydrogen substituted with chlorine.
- chloromethylsulfonyl noun: A chemical compound with the formula CH₂ClO₂S.
- chlorometric adjective: Relating to chlorometry.
- chlorometry noun: The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine.
- chloromorph noun: The form of a specific lichen that has a green alga as its photobiont
- chloromuconate noun: Any chloro derivative of a muconate
- chloromycetin noun: The antibiotic chloramphenicol.
- chloronaphthol noun: Any chloro derivative of naphthol
- chloroneb noun: A particular fungicide.
- chloronema noun: An elongated cell that develops to form a caulonema
- chloronemal adjective: Related to or composed of chloronemata.
- chloronicotinoid noun: Any chloro derivative of a nicotinoid
- chloronitrile noun: Any compound that has both chloride and nitrile groups
- chloronitrobenzene noun: Any chloro derivative of a nitrobenzene
- chloronium noun: the univalent H₂Cl⁺ cation, derived from chlorane
- chloronium ion noun: any halonium ion in which the halogen is chlorine
- chlorononane noun: A chlorinated derivative of nonane.
- chloronychia noun: Synonym of green nail syndrome.
- chlorooctane noun: A chlorinated derivative of octane.
- chloropal noun: A massive mineral, greenish in colour and opal-like in appearance, essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.
- chloropalladate noun: The anion PdCl₆²⁻; any salt containing this anion
- chloroparaffin noun: A chlorinated paraffin.
- chloropentane noun: A chlorinated derivative of pentane.
- chloropercha noun: A solution of gutta-percha in chloroform used as a cement
- chloroperlid noun: Any stonefly in the family Chloroperlidae.
- chloroperoxidase noun: Synonym of chloride peroxidase.
- chloroperoxyl noun: Any chloro derivative of a peroxyl radical
- chloropesticide noun: Any organochlorine pesticide
- chlorophacinone noun: An anticoagulant used as a rodenticide.
- chlorophaeite noun: Synonym of chlorite.
- chlorophane noun: A variety of fluorspar, which, when heated, gives a striking emerald-green light.
- chlorophenol noun /ˌklɔɹəˈfinɑl/: Any of several chlorinated derivatives of phenol, some of which are used as antiseptics or disinfectants
- chlorophenothane noun: Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”).
- chlorophenoxy noun: A type of chemical compound that contains both a phenol group and one or more chlorine atoms attached to the benzene ring, often used in herbicides.
- chlorophenyl noun: Any of several univalent radicals derived from chlorobenzenes or chlorophenols
- chlorophenylacetate noun: Any chlorophenyl ester or other derivative of acetic acid
- chlorophenylalanine noun: Any chloro derivative of phenylalanine
- chlorophenylhydrazone noun: Any chloro- derivative of a phenylhydrazone; the combination of p-chlorophenylhydrazone and carbonyl cyanide is a powerful inhibitor of photosynthetic...
- chlorophenylmethane noun: Synonym of benzyl chloride.
- chlorophetanol noun /klɔːɹəʊˈfɛtənɒl/: An antifungal drug, 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)ethanol.
- chlorophobia noun: An irrational fear of chlorine-containing compounds.
- chlorophoenicite noun: A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
- chlorophonia noun: Any of a number of species of birds in the genus Chlorophonia.
- chlorophosphate noun: The anion PO₃Cl²⁻ or any salt containing this anion
- chlorophosphine noun: The chemical H₂ClP, or derivatives of this. It can be considered as phosphine with one hydrogen substituted by chlorine
- chlorophosphite noun: The anion PO₂Cl²⁻
- chlorophototrophic adjective: Relating to chlorophototrophy
- chlorophototrophy noun: phototrophy that employs chlorophyll
- chlorophthalimide noun: Any chloro derivative of a phthalimide
- chlorophthalmid noun: Any fish in the family Chlorophthalmidae, the greeneyes.
- chlorophycean noun: Any green alga of the class Chlorophyceae
- chlorophyl noun: Dated spelling of chlorophyll.
- chlorophyll noun /ˈklɔː.ɹə.fɪl/: Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
- chlorophyll a noun: The universal chlorophyll (C₅₅H₇₂MgN₄O₅) essential to the dominant oxygenic photosynthesis I process, present in all eukaryotes, cyanobacteria, chromists,...
- chlorophyll b noun: A chlorophyll (C₅₅H₇₀MgN₄O₆) used in the photosynthesis II oxygenic photosynthesis process in plants which absorbs a different range of light and is...
- chlorophyllaceous adjective: Synonym of chlorophyllose.
- chlorophyllase noun: The main enzyme in chlorophyll metabolism; the catalyst for the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to produce chlorophyllide and phytol.
- chlorophylless adjective: Without chlorophyll.
- chlorophyllic adjective: Of, pertaining to, resembling or derived from chlorophyll
- chlorophyllide noun: Any water-soluble breakdown product of chlorophyll formed by hydrolysis or enzyme action
- chlorophylligerous adjective: Bearing or containing chlorophyll.
- chlorophyllin noun: Any water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll in which the central magnesium atom is replaced (often with copper), and a number of side-chains are converted...
- chlorophyllite noun: A green form of cordierite
- chlorophylloid noun: Any of a class of pigments found in some invertebrates that resemble chlorophyll in spectral properties and color, but are not identical to it.
- chlorophyllose adjective: Relating to, or containing, chlorophyll.
- chlorophyllous adjective: having chlorophyll and, hence, able to engage in photosynthesis
- chlorophylly adjective, noun: Reminiscent of chlorophyll or green plants.
- chlorophytal adjective: Relating to chlorophytes
- chlorophyte noun: Any of the green algae that make up the division Chlorophyta
- chlorophytic adjective: Relating to chlorophytes
- chloropic adjective: Describing the part of vision that detects green light
- chloropicrin noun: The chlorinated derivative of nitromethane CCl₃NO₂ that is used as a pesticide and chemical weapon.
- chloropid noun /klɔːˈɹɒpɪd/: Any member of the family Chloropidae (frit flies).
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under C: 60,525 words, in 202 parts.