chlorophyll

• n. [植][生化] 叶绿素

chloro, 绿色，词源同chlorine, gold。-phyll, 叶子，词源同foliage, folio.

chlorophyll (n.)

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-).

1. Chlorophyll is produced by the action of light on the plants'leaves.

光对植物的叶子发生作用从而产生叶绿素.

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2. The disease causes varying degrees of destruction of the chlorophyll.

这一病害使叶绿素遭到不同程度的破坏.

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3. The structure of the chlorophyll molecule is known . It consists ofporphyrin.

叶绿素的分子结构已经搞清, 它是由卟啉组成的.

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4. Inhibition of chlorophyll synthesis may be caused by etiolation, mutant blocks, or streptomycin.

叶绿素合成可以由黄化 、 突变性阻塞或链霉素而引起.

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5. The function of magnesium in the chlorophyll structure is well known and documented.

镁在叶绿素结构中的功能,早已为人们清楚地阐明,且也得到文献记载.

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