Meaning of BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
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	See Also:		pigment
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A pigment, or colored particle, found in bacteria that anaerobically photosynthesizes (uses the sun as a source of energy), the way green pigments of chlorophyll found in plants photosynthesize. The light-absorbing pigment found in green sulfur and purple sulfur bacteria. Compare chlorophyll.