English Explanatory Dictionary

xanthophyll

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.
Lutein.

Word forms

xanthophyll xanthophylls

Etymology

From xantho- + -phyll.

Synonyms

phylloxanthin lutein

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