CHLOROPHYLL Antonyms

• (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)

• any of a large class of plant pigments having a chemical structure based on or similar to flavone

• a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

• insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers

• a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed

• water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria

• any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues

• yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks

• Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids (more noticeable in autumn after the chlorophyll decomposes)