chlorosome

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noun

A photosynthetic antenna complex found in green sulfur bacteria and some green filamentous anoxygenic phototrophs, differing from other antenna complexes by its large size and lack of protein matrix supporting the photosynthetic pigments.

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Meanings

nounchlorosome (plural chlorosomes)

plural chlorosomes

  1. A photosynthetic antenna complex found in green sulfur bacteria and some green filamentous anoxygenic phototrophs, differing from other antenna complexes by its large size and lack of protein matrix supporting the photosynthetic pigments.

Origin

From chloro- + -some.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

solochrome
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APA

chlorosome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorosome

MLA

“chlorosome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorosome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chlorosome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chlorosome.

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