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Webster 1913 Edition


Leucophyll

Leu′co-phyll

(lū′kō̍-fĭl)
,
Noun.
[
Leuco-
+ Gr.
φύλλον
a leaf.]
(Chem.)
A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green.
Watts.

Definition 2024


leucophyll

leucophyll

English

Noun

leucophyll (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) A colourless substance, isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in parts of plants capable of becoming green.
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