Etiolin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Etiolin is a noun meaning (biochemistry, now rare) A yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll.
Meaning
(biochemistry, now rare) A yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll.
Example Sentences
The formation of a yellow pigment in small grains in the cells of plant structures grown in the dark has long been recognised. The pigment was known to be soluble in alcohol and was called "etiolin" by Pringsheim (1874) because it occurred in etiolated structures.
Word Forms
- etiolins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phytoerythrin, leucophyll, phylloxanthin, etiophyllin, antholeucin, erythrophyll.
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