chlorella
See also: Chlorella
English edit
Etymology edit
A use as a common noun of the genus name Chlorella.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛlə
Noun edit
chlorella (plural chlorellae or chlorellas)
- Any single-celled green alga, of the genus Chlorella, found especially in stagnant water; now produced commercially as a food supplement.
- 2002, Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition, North Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 233:
- Many people use chlorella for a nutrient factor isolated in the 1950s and not available in other green foods: "Chlorella Growth Factor" (CGF). CGF is related to the special nature of chlorella's nucleic acid. The nucleic acid in the human body ...
References edit
Latin edit
Noun edit
chlōrella f (genitive chlōrellae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | chlōrella | chlōrellae |
Genitive | chlōrellae | chlōrellārum |
Dative | chlōrellae | chlōrellīs |
Accusative | chlōrellam | chlōrellās |
Ablative | chlōrellā | chlōrellīs |
Vocative | chlōrella | chlōrellae |
Spanish edit
Noun edit
chlorella f (plural chlorellas)
- chlorella