noun, feminine/klɔ.ʁɔ.fil/plural: chlorophylles
chlorophyll
Coined by French pharmacists Joseph Bienaimé Caventou and Pierre Joseph Pelletier in 1817, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).
/klɔ.ʁɔ.fil/
chlorophyll
Coined by French pharmacists Joseph Bienaimé Caventou and Pierre Joseph Pelletier in 1817, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).