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chlorophyll vs. chloroplast

chlorophyll

noun

Botany, Biochemistry.
  1. the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis, and occurring in a bluish-black form, C 55 H 72 MgN 4 O 5 chlorophyll a, and a dark-green form, C 55 H 70 MgN 4 O 6 chlorophyll b.

chloroplast

noun

Botany.
  1. a plastid containing chlorophyll.