etiolin

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll. archaic,uncountable,usually
    — The formation of a yellow pigment in small grains in the cells of plant structures grown in the dark has long been recognised. The pigment was known to be soluble in alcohol and was called "etiolin" by Pringsheim (1874) because it occurred in etiolated structures.

词形变化

etiolins plural

词源

From German Etiolin; etiolate + -in.
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