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Meaning of "chloroplast" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF CHLOROPLAST

ˈklɔːrəʊˌplæst


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHLOROPLAST

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Chloroplast is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CHLOROPLAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Chloroplast

Chloroplasts /ˈklɔrəplæsts/ are organelles, specialized subunits, in plant and algal cells. Their main role is to conduct photosynthesis, where the photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll captures the energy from sunlight, and stores it in the energy storage molecules ATP and NADPH while freeing oxygen from water. They then use the ATP and NADPH to make organic molecules from carbon dioxide in a process known as the Calvin cycle. Chloroplasts carry out a number of other functions, including fatty acid synthesis, much amino acid synthesis, and the immune response in plants. A chloroplast is one of three types of plastid, characterized by its high concentration of chlorophyll. Chloroplasts are highly dynamic—they circulate and are moved around within plant cells, and occasionally pinch in two to reproduce. Their behavior is strongly influenced by environmental factors like light color and intensity. Chloroplasts, like mitochondria, contain their own DNA, which is thought to be inherited from their ancestor—a photosynthetic cyanobacterium that was engulfed by an early eukaryotic cell.

Definition of chloroplast in the English dictionary

The definition of chloroplast in the dictionary is a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHLOROPLAST

amyloplast · apoplast · bioplast · blepharoplast · chromoplast · clast · fibroblast · iconoclast · kinetoplast · leucoplast · neuroblast · osteoblast · osteoclast · periplast · phragmoplast · protoplast · spheroplast · symplast · tonoplast · trophoblast

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHLOROPLAST

chlorometer · chloromethane · chlorometric · chlorometry · Chloromycetin · chlorophyl · chlorophyll · chlorophylloid · chlorophyllous · chlorophytum · chloropicrin · chloroplastic · chloroprene · chloroquin · chloroquine · chlorosis · chlorothiazide · chlorotic · chlorous · chlorous acid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHLOROPLAST

at last · at long last · ballast · blast · bomb blast · breathe one´s last · cytoplast · Elastoplast · first and last · from first to last · full blast · last · lipidoplast · lipoplast · myoblast · oblast · outlast · sandblast · the last · trade-last

Synonyms and antonyms of chloroplast in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chloroplast» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHLOROPLAST

Find out the translation of chloroplast to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chloroplast from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chloroplast» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

叶绿体
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cloroplasto
570 millions of speakers
en

English

chloroplast
510 millions of speakers
hi

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क्लोरोप्लास्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

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بلاستيدات
280 millions of speakers
ru

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хлоропластов
278 millions of speakers
pt

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cloroplasto
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ক্লোরোপ্লাস্ট
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

chloroplaste
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Chloroplast
190 millions of speakers
de

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Chloroplasten
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

葉緑体
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

엽록체
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Chloroplast
85 millions of speakers
vi

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lục lạp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பசுங்கனிகத்தின்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्लोरोप्लास्ट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kloroplast
70 millions of speakers
it

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cloroplasto
65 millions of speakers
pl

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chloroplastów
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

хлоропластів
40 millions of speakers
ro

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cloroplast
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χλωροπλάστες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chloroplast
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kloroplast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kloroplast
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chloroplast

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHLOROPLAST»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of chloroplast
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chloroplast

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHLOROPLAST»

Discover the use of chloroplast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chloroplast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chloroplast Biogenesis: From Proplastid to Gerontoplast
This book describes the structural features of prop las tid and its transformation to fully mature chloroplast, which is subsequently transformed into gerontoplast exhibiting senescence syndrome. The book consists of five major chapters.
Udaya C. Biswal, Basanti Biswal, M.K. Raval, 2003
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The Chloroplast: Interactions with the Environment
This book presents the intricate interplay between chloroplasts and their immediate and more distant environments.
Anna Stina Sandelius, Henrik Aronsson, 2008
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The Chloroplast: From Molecular Biology to Biotechnology: ...
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Kolymbari-Chania, Crete, Greece, 10-15 August 1998
Joan H. Argyroudi-Akoyunoglou, Horst Senger, 1999
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The Chloroplast: Basics and Applications
This book is designed for graduate students and researchers in chlorophyll metabolism, integrative plant biology, plant physiology, plant biochemistry, plant molecular biology, biotechnology, bioenergy and biofuels.
Constantin A. Rebeiz, 2010
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Photosynthetic Adaptation: Chloroplast to Landscape
This is a thorough study of photosynthetic mechanisms from cells to leaves, crown, and canopy.
William K. Smith, Thomas C. Vogelmann, Christa Critchley, 2010
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On the Membrane-bound Rotor of Chloroplast ATP Synthase
Adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) synthase couples the transmembrane electrochemical potential of protons to the synthesis of ATP from adenosine 5'diphosphate (ADP) and inorganic phosphate, providing the main ATP source of almost all higher ...
Benjamin David Varco-Merth, 2008
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Structural Evolution of Fern Chloroplast Genomes
Resolution of deep phylogenetic lineages requires the use of robust markers that are less susceptible to homoplasy than nucleotide sequence data.
Jessie M. Roper, 2007
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Transgenic Microalgae as Green Cell Factories
Saul Purton* Abstract The chloroplast organelle of plant and algal cells contains its own genetic system with a genome of a hundred or so genes. Stable transformation of the chloroplast was first achieved in 1988, using the newly developed ...
Rosa León, Aurora Galván Cejudo, Emilio Fernández, 2008
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The Structure and Function of Plastids
including blue-light receptors, phototropins and an actin-binding protein associated with chloroplast movements called "CHUP1" (chloroplast unusual positioning 1 ). This chapter gives integrated current information about the mechanisms of ...
Robert R. Wise, J. Kenneth Hoober, 2007
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Biochemical Analysis of the Chloroplast Division Proteins ...
Plant FtsZ2 contains a C-terminus similar to the ZipA-binding C-terminus of bacterial FtsZ.
Bradley Jesse Stanford Carnahan Olson, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHLOROPLAST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chloroplast is used in the context of the following news items.
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Microspore culture reveals complex meiotic behaviour in a …
Chloroplast DNA evolution and the origin of amphidiploid Brassica species. Theor Appl Genet. 1983; 65(3):181-9. PubMed Abstract | Publisher ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Single-Celled Creature Has Eye Made of Domesticated Microbes
Finally, he wonders if the ocelloid isn't really an eye, but more of a “glorified chloroplast”. Maybe its function is to provide its owner with energy, ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
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Selenocystamine improves protein accumulation in chloroplasts of …
... suggests that a rate-limiting step in chloroplast protein accumulation is the disulfide bonds formation in recombinant proteins native structure. «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
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Origin and evolution of Petrocosmea (Gesneriaceae) inferred from …
The combined cpDNA matrix, which comprises six chloroplast regions of trnL-F, matK, rps16, atpI-atpH, trnH-psbA, and trnT-L, had aligned sequences of 5662 ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Network of tubes plays a key role in plants' immune defense
The tubes likely deliver signals from the chloroplast to the nucleus that induce programmed cell death of infected cells and prepare other cells ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Cytoplasmic genome types of European potatoes and their effects …
As the plant cytoplasmic genome including chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes is transmitted only through the maternal parent, cytoplasmic ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
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High vitamin C levels are required to overcome photo-inhibition in …
AtPHT4;4 protein was expressed abundantly in the chloroplast envelope membranes (Fig. 2). Knocking out AtPHT4;4 resulted in decreased ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Fish & Wildlife Service Issues Technical Corrections Affecting …
177-191; Ornduff 1993, pp. 736-738; Morin 2010, pp. 174-183). Meyers (2010) analyzed chloroplast, mitochondrial, and nuclear DNA of these ... «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
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Scientists propose new evolution model for tropical rainforests
Parts of the nuclear and chloroplast genome of approximately 35% of the species were sequenced; a technology in which all the building ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Single-celled bug uses camera-like 'eye' to fine prey despite having …
It is thought that the ocelloid is actually a modified chloroplast – the intracellular organelles in plants that convert light into energy. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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