chloroplast
pronunciation
How to pronounce chloroplast in British English:
UK [ˈklɒrəplɑ:st]
How to pronounce chloroplast in American English:
US [ˈklɔrəplæst]
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- Noun:
- plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis
Word Origin
- chloroplast (n.)
- 1887, from German chloroplast (1884, E. Strasburger), shortened from chloroplastid (1883, F.W. Schimper); see chloro- + -plast.
Example
- 1. With an artificial chloroplast outer layer , designer wu peng 's power cyton could aptly be named leaf if only that badge weren 't already taken .
- 2. Like those chloroplast cells -- they 're completely surrounded by other life .
- 3. Studies on the promoters of spinach chloroplast genes .
- 4. The chloroplast is " an amazing machine , " strano says . " They are remarkable engines that consume carbon dioxide and use light to produce glucose , " a chemical that provides energy for metabolism .
- 5. Even though chloroplast formation and chlorophyll synthesis are among the most important developmental processes in biology , little is known about them , says david francis , a tomato geneticist at ohio state university , wooster , who was not involved in the work .