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Chlorophyll

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means the green pigment in plants responsible for absorbing light for photosynthesis
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khloros
Greek · ancient
"pale green"
pale green, combined with phyllon (leaf)
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chlorophyll
English · 1810
"the green pigment found in plants"
coined by French chemists for the green pigment in plants
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