Etiolin
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll. archaic, uncountable, usually
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From German Etiolin; etiolate + -in.
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