"chlorophyll" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɔː.ɹə.fɪl/ [UK], /ˈklɒɹ.ə.fɪl/ [UK], /ˈklɔɹ.ə.fɪl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chlorophyll.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chlorophylls [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French chlorophylle, from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|chlorophylle}} French chlorophylle, {{m|grc|χλωρός||pale green}} χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”), {{m|grc|φύλλον||leaf}} φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} chlorophyll (usually uncountable, plural chlorophylls)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria. Wikipedia link: chlorophyll Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: chlorophyl [dated] Hypernyms: chlorin, pigment Meronyms: porphyrin ring, phytol chain Coordinate_terms: anthocyanin, carotenoid, xanthophyll Translations (green pigment): chlorofil (Afrikaans), bladgroen (Afrikaans), يَخْضُور (yaḵḍūr) (Arabic), كْلُورُوفِيل (klūrūfīl) (Arabic), քլորոֆիլ (kʿlorofil) (Armenian), xlorofil (Azerbaijani), хлорофилл (xlorofill) (Bashkir), klorofila (Basque), хлорофи́л (hlorofíl) [masculine] (Bulgarian), clorofil·la [feminine] (Catalan), 葉綠素 (Chinese Mandarin), 叶绿素 (yèlǜsù) (Chinese Mandarin), chlorofyl [masculine] (Czech), klorofyl (Danish), bladgrønt [neuter] (Danish), bladgroen [neuter] (Dutch), chlorofyl [neuter] (Dutch), klorofüll (Estonian), blaðgrøni [masculine] (Faroese), lehtivihreä (Finnish), klorofylli (Finnish), chlorophylle [feminine] (French), clorofila [feminine] (Galician), Chlorophyll [neuter] (German), Blattgrün (German), Blattgrien [Alemannic-German] (German), χλωροφύλλη (chlorofýlli) [feminine] (Greek), હરિતદ્રવ્ય (haritadravya) (Gujarati), पर्णहरित (parṇahrit) (Hindi), blaðgræna (Icelandic), laufgræna (Icelandic), klórófýl (Icelandic), clorofilla [feminine] (Italian), クロロフィル (kurorofiru) (Japanese), 葉緑素 (yōryokuso) (Japanese), хлорофилл (xlorofill) (Kazakh), ហរិតបត្ត (hak rit bat) (Khmer), 엽록소 (yeomnokso) (alt: 葉綠素) (Korean), 클로로필 (keulloropil) (Korean), хлорофилл (hlorofill) (Kyrgyz), hlorofils [masculine] (Latvian), žãlymas (Lithuanian), хлорофил (hlorofil) [masculine] (Macedonian), klorofil (Malay), zat hijau (Malay), ഹരിതകം (haritakaṁ) (Malayalam), ക്ലോറോഫിൽ (klōṟōphil) (Malayalam), хлорофилл (xlorofill) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), навчны ногоон эд (navčny nogoon ed) [China, Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᡀᠣᠷᠣᠹᠢᠯᠯ (lhorofill) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠨᠠᠪᠴᠢᠨ ᠦ ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠡᠳ᠋ (nabčin-ü noɣoɣan ed) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), bladgrønt (Norwegian Bokmål), klorofyll [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), bladgrønt (Norwegian Nynorsk), klorofyll [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), سبزینه (sebzine) (Persian), کلروفیل (klorofil) (Persian), chlorofil [masculine] (Polish), clorofila [feminine] (Portuguese), raphi q'umir (Quechua), clorofilă [feminine] (Romanian), хлорофи́лл (xlorofíll) [masculine] (Russian), хлорофил [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), клорофил [Croatia, Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), hlorofil [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), klorofil [Croatia, Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), klorofil [masculine] (Slovene), clorofila [feminine] (Spanish), umbijani (Swahili), klorofyll (Swedish), bladgrönt (Swedish), kloropila (Tagalog), klorofil (Turkish), chất diệp lục (alt: 質葉綠) (Vietnamese), diệp lục tố (alt: 葉綠素) (Vietnamese)

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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "code": "fr",
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "word": "Blattgrien"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chlorofýlli",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "χλωροφύλλη"
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          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "haritadravya",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "હરિતદ્રવ્ય"
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        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "parṇahrit",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "पर्णहरित"
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        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "blaðgræna"
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        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "laufgræna"
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        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "klórófýl"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "clorofilla"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kurorofiru",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "クロロフィル"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yōryokuso",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "葉緑素"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "xlorofill",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "хлорофилл"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "hak rit bat",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "ហរិតបត្ត"
        },
        {
          "alt": "葉綠素",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yeomnokso",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "엽록소"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "keulloropil",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "클로로필"
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          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "hlorofill",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "хлорофилл"
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        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "hlorofils"
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        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "žãlymas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "hlorofil",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "хлорофил"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "klorofil"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "zat hijau"
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        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "haritakaṁ",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "ഹരിതകം"
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        {
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          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "klōṟōphil",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "ക്ലോറോഫിൽ"
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          "roman": "navčny nogoon ed",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "lhorofill",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ᡀᠣᠷᠣᠹᠢᠯᠯ"
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          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "nabčin-ü noɣoɣan ed",
          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "word": "ᠨᠠᠪᠴᠢᠨ ᠦ ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠭᠠᠨ ᠡᠳ᠋"
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          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sebzine",
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          "roman": "klorofil",
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          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "word": "chlorofil"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "clorofila"
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          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "word": "raphi q'umir"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "green pigment",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "clorofilă"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xlorofíll",
          "sense": "green pigment",
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "green pigment",
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        {
          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "green pigment",
          "tags": [
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          "alt": "葉綠素",
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "green pigment",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
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      "code": "et",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "klorofüll"
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "blaðgrøni"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "klorofylli"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "clorofila"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "Blattgrün"
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      "code": "gu",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "पर्णहरित"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "blaðgræna"
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      "code": "is",
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      "word": "laufgræna"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
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      "code": "it",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "クロロフィル"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "word": "葉緑素"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "roman": "xlorofill",
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      "word": "хлорофилл"
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    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "hak rit bat",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "ហរិតបត្ត"
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      "alt": "葉綠素",
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      "roman": "yeomnokso",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "엽록소"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "keulloropil",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "클로로필"
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      "code": "ky",
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      "roman": "hlorofill",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "хлорофилл"
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "hlorofils"
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "žãlymas"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "klorofil"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "zat hijau"
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      "roman": "haritakaṁ",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "ഹരിതകം"
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "klōṟōphil",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "ക്ലോറോഫിൽ"
    },
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xlorofill",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "хлорофилл"
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      "code": "mn",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
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      "roman": "nabčin-ü noɣoɣan ed",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "bladgrønt"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "bladgrønt"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
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      "word": "klorofyll"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sebzine",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "سبزینه"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "کلروفیل"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "хлорофи́лл"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "klorofil"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "clorofila"
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    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "umbijani"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "klorofyll"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "bladgrönt"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "kloropila"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "klorofil"
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    {
      "alt": "質葉綠",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "chất diệp lục"
    },
    {
      "alt": "葉綠素",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "green pigment",
      "word": "diệp lục tố"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chlorophyll"
}

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