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# chlorophyll

noun (chlorophyll — uncountable)

«chlorophyll» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Chlorophyll is the green substance in plants that soaks up sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#m1)
2. Plants use chlorophyll to make their own food from light, water and carbon dioxide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons chlorophyll explains why leaves are green and how photosynthesis works: chlorophyll captures light energy, and the plant makes sugar and gives off oxygen. In autumn chlorophyll breaks down, so yellow and red colours show in the leaves. Phrases: «green chlorophyll», «chlorophyll in the leaves», «chloroplasts contain chlorophyll».

### Examples

- Leaves are green because they contain chlorophyll. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#x1)
- Chlorophyll helps plants catch sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#x2)
- Without chlorophyll a plant cannot make its food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#x3)
- In autumn the chlorophyll fades and leaves turn orange. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#x4)
- Chlorophyll is found inside tiny parts called chloroplasts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#x5)
- Seaweed also has chlorophyll. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#x6)
- A plant kept in the dark loses its green colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#x7)
- We tested leaves for chlorophyll in science. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable: no plural. Tricky spelling: chloro-phyll (ch sounds like k, double l at the end): KLOR-o-fill. Not every green thing has chlorophyll, and some plants with red leaves still have it, hidden by other colours. Animals do not have chlorophyll.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chlorophyll» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chlorophyll/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chlorophyll» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chlorophyll.html) on Mova free.