accessory pigment

ac·ces·so·ry pig·ment

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Definitions of accessory pigment words

noun accessory pigment any pigment in plants that can absorb light energy and pass the electrons along to the primary pigment which starts the process of photosynthesis. 1
noun accessory pigment (botany) Any non-chlorophyll pigment present in a chloroplast that helps to absorb light but send all the energy to a chlorophyll. 0

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