Bacteriochlorophyll Definition
băk-tîrē-ō-klôrə-fĭl
noun
Any of a group of pigments, especially one having the formula C55 H74 MgN4 O6 , that absorb light energy used in photosynthesis and that are found in photosynthetic bacteria that do not produce oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis.
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