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From chlorophyll + -in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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 into sodium salts. Full definition →
From chlorophyll + -in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.