'Chlorophyll' is a word borrowed from French 'chlorophylle'. The word entered the English language some time around 1819.
chlorophyll [noun] [1819]
- the green photosynthetic pigment found chiefly in the of plants and occurring especially as a blue-black ester CHMgNO ...
- a waxy green chlorophyll-containing substance extracted from green plants and used as a coloring agent or deodorant
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Etymology: French 'chlorophylle' from 'chlor-' + Greek 'phyllon' leaf
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