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-).
权威例句
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.
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.
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.
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.
5. The function of magnesium in the chlorophyll structure is well known and documented.