bacteriopheophytin

noun

Any pheophytin of bacterial origin

OriginEnglish pheophytin ← New Latin bactērium ← Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion) →
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Meanings

nounbacteriopheophytin (plural bacteriopheophytins)

plural bacteriopheophytins

  1. biochemistryAny pheophytin of bacterial origin

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
  2. New Latinbactērium
  3. Englishbacterio-
  4. Englishpheophytin
  5. Englishbacteriopheophytin

From bacterio- + pheophytin.

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