pyropheophytin

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noun

Any of a group of substances, produced by heating chlorophyll, typically present in used olive oil

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Meanings

nounpyropheophytin (plural pyropheophytins)

plural pyropheophytins

  1. Any of a group of substances, produced by heating chlorophyll, typically present in used olive oil

Origin

From pyro- + pheophytin.

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

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

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

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