chloroplast

noun

chlo·ro·plast ˈklȯr-ə-ˌplast

: a plastid that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis see cell illustration

chloroplastic

ˌklȯr-ə-ˈpla-stik

adjective

Examples of chloroplast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The pump transferred protons from the cytoplasm to the compartment between the extra membrane and the chloroplast. —

Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 July 2023 Recognizing this process will let physicists study chloroplasts' complex dynamics as a familiar type of system, the researchers say. —

Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023 But too much light is damaging, so in strong light conditions the chloroplasts weave and dodge to minimize exposure. —

Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023 Schramma's team found that chloroplasts can undergo a similar process. —

Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023 Changes to the number and maturity of chloroplasts within a leaf, as well as to leaves' structures, cause the leaves to appear lighter in the spring and darker later on. —

Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023 The chloroplasts inside these cells, which turn sunlight into energy through the process of photosynthesis, tend to absorb more blue and red wavelengths and less green light. —

Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023 These proteins, which number in their hundreds, are made in the cell’s nucleus, and transported into the chloroplast. —

Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2012 What was once an independent microbe was now the chloroplast: the cellular structure, or organelle, that plant cells use to photosynthesize . —

Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2012 See More

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