accessory pigments

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accessory pigments [ak¦ses·ə·rē ′pig·məns]

(biochemistry)

Light-absorbing pigments, including carotenoids and phycobilins, which complement chlorophyll in plants, algae, and bacteria by trapping light energy for photosynthesis.

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