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chlorella

American

[kluh-rel-uh] / kləˈrɛl ə /

noun

any freshwater, unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella.

chlorella British

/ klə-, klɔːˈrɛlə /

noun

any microscopic unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella: some species are used in the preparation of human food

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Other Word Forms

chlorellaceous adjective

Etymology

Origin of chlorella

From New Latin, dating back to 1890; chlor- ¹, -ella

Example Sentences

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I also saw chlorella in the Pawleys Island Palmer.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

However, the capacity of spirulina and chlorella to stimulate myofibrillar protein synthesis in humans remains unknown.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

Following a bout of one-legged resistance leg exercise, participants ingested a drink containing 25 grams of protein from fungal-derived mycoprotein, spirulina or chlorella.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

Protein ingestion increased blood amino acid concentrations, but most rapidly and with higher peak responses following consumption of spirulina compared with mycoprotein and chlorella.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

He went back down to the communicator to contact the chlorella companies of Earth, to find out if there was any special data they would need to pass on the proposal.

From Operation: Outer Space by Leinster, Murray

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