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bac·te·ri·o·chlo·ro·phyll | \ bak-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈklȯr-ə-ˌfil 
, -fəl \
, -fəl \Definition of bacteriochlorophyll
: a pyrrole derivative in photosynthetic bacteria related to the chlorophyll of higher plants
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bacteriochlorophyll
nounbac·te·ri·o·chlo·ro·phyll | \ bak-ˌtir-ē-ō-ˈklōr-ə-ˌfil, -ˈklȯr-, -fəl \
\Medical Definition of bacteriochlorophyll
: a pyrrole derivative in photosynthetic bacteria related to the chlorophyll of higher plants
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The first known use of bacteriochlorophyll was in 1937
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