different between chlorophyll vs esquamulose

English

Alternative forms

• chlorophyl (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from French chlorophylle, from Ancient Greek ?????? (khl?rós, “pale green”) and ?????? (phúllon, “leaf”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kl??.??.f?l/, /?kl??.?.f?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?kl??.?.f?l/

Noun

chlorophyll (usually uncountable, plural chlorophylls)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

Coordinate terms

• anthocyanin, carotenoid, xanthophyll

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

e- (prefix forming adjectives with the sense of lacking something) +? squamulose; squamulose is derived from New Latin squ?mul?sus (“squamulose”), from Latin squamula (“small scales”) (diminutive of squ?ma (“scale of a fish or reptile; item shaped like a scale, flake”)) + -?sus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’). The English word is analysable as e- +? squamula +? -ose.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /i??skwe?mj?l??s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /i?skwe?mj?lo?s/
• Hyphenation: esqua?mul?ose

Adjective

esquamulose (not comparable)

1. (botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.

   Synonym: scaleless

   Antonyms: scaly, squamose, squamous, squamulose

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References

Further reading

• “esquamulose”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).