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-).
双语例句
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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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.
来自辞典例句
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.
来自辞典例句
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.
来自辞典例句
5. The function of magnesium in the chlorophyll structure is well known and documented.