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noun

chloroplast

plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis

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  • A single leaf cell may hold a hundred chloroplasts, drifting slowly around the vacuole as the light shifts.

    Science

  • Prolonged drought wrecks the chloroplast before the leaf visibly yellows, which is why satellite color lags real damage.

    Environment

  • Engineers copying the chloroplast hope to split water with sunlight far more cheaply than any silicon panel manages.

    Technology

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