chlorophyll b

English
cholorphyll b model

Noun

chlorophyll b (uncountable)

  1. A chlorophyll (C55H70MgN4O6) used in the photosynthesis II oxygenic photosynthesis process in plants which absorbs a different range of light and is therefore useful for plants adapted to shade.

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