LUTEIN


Meaning of LUTEIN in English

[ 'lu:tɪɪn ]

■ noun Biochemistry a deep yellow pigment found in plant leaves, egg yolk, and the corpus luteum.

Origin

C19: from L. luteum 'egg yolk' (neut. of luteus 'yellow') + -in 1 .

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