Medical Dictionary
pheophytin
noun pheo·phy·tin
Medical Definition of PHEOPHYTIN
: a bluish black waxy pigment that can be formed from chlorophyll by replacement of the magnesium with two hydrogen atoms by treatment with a weak acid (as oxalic acid)
Variants of PHEOPHYTIN
pheo·phy·tin or British phaeo·phy·tin \ˌfē-ə-ˈfīt-ən\
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