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- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacterio-
- Englishchlorophyll
- English todaybacteriochlorophyll
From bacterio- + chlorophyll.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bacteriochlorophyll
Today it means: A photosynthetic pigment related to the chlorophylls, occurring in various bacteria doing anoxygenic photosynthesis. Full definition →
English chlorophyll ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)