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accessory pigment

ac·ces·so·ry pig·ment (plural ac·ces·so·ry pig·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
secondary light-absorbing plant pigment: a pigment found in plants, algae, and some bacteria that absorbs light energy and channels it to the principal active pigment responsible for photosynthesis, usually a type of chlorophyll

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