green-colored stuff in plants, 1819, from French chlorophyle (1818), coined by French chemists Pierre-Joseph Pelletier (1788-1842) and Joseph Bienaimé Caventou (1795-1877) from Greek khloros "pale green" (see Chloe) + phyllon "a leaf" (see phyllo-).
雙語例句
1. Chlorophyll is produced by the action of light on the plants'leaves.
光對植物的葉子發(fā)生作用從而產生葉綠素.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The disease causes varying degrees of destruction of the chlorophyll.
這一病害使葉綠素遭到不同程度的破壞.
來自辭典例句
3. The structure of the chlorophyll molecule is known . It consists ofporphyrin.
葉綠素的分子結構已經搞清, 它是由卟啉組成的.
來自辭典例句
4. Inhibition of chlorophyll synthesis may be caused by etiolation, mutant blocks, or streptomycin.
葉綠素合成可以由黃化 、 突變性阻塞或鏈霉素而引起.
來自辭典例句
5. The function of magnesium in the chlorophyll structure is well known and documented.