Meaning of etiolin | Babel Free

Definitions

A yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll.

archaic, uncountable, usually

Examples

“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.”

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