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chlo•ro•phyl•lase



Pronunciation: (klôr"u-fil'ās, -āz, klōr"-; klôr'u-fu-lās", -lāz", klōr'-), [key]
—n. Biochem.
an enzyme found in plants that decomposes chlorophyll by removing the phytol chain.

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