| CHLOROPHYLL | • chlorophyll n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in… • CHLOROPHYLL n. the green colouring in plants concerned with the production of sugars, also CHLOROPHYL. |
| CHLOROPHYLS | • CHLOROPHYL n. the green colouring in plants concerned with the production of sugars, also CHLOROPHYLL. |
| CHLOROPLAST | • chloroplast n. (Cytology) An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis… • CHLOROPLAST n. a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis. |
| CHLOROPRENE | • chloroprene n. (Organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of butadiene 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene that is used (via… • CHLOROPRENE n. a colorless liquid used esp. in making neoprene by polymerization. |
| CHOROPLETHS | • choropleths n. Plural of choropleth. • CHOROPLETH n. a map using symbols (often a series of shadings) on geographic subdivisions to represent each subdivision's level in a range of values. |
| FLUOROPHORE | • fluorophore n. (Biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence. • FLUOROPHORE n. a chemical group responsible for fluorescence. |
| SPOROPHORES | • sporophores n. Plural of sporophore. • SPOROPHORE n. a spore-bearing stalk or structure, as in fungi. |
| SPOROPHORIC | • sporophoric adj. (Botany) Having the nature of a sporophore. • SPOROPHORIC adj. bearing spores, also SPOROPHOROUS. |
| SPOROPHYLLS | • sporophylls n. Plural of sporophyll. • SPOROPHYLL n. a leaf that bears sporangia, also SPOROPHYL. |
| SPOROPHYTES | • sporophytes n. Plural of sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
| SPOROPHYTIC | • sporophytic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a sporophyte plant. • sporophytic adj. (Botany) Having the characteristics of a sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTIC adj. of or like a sporophyte. |