XANTHOPHYLL

Meaning of XANTHOPHYLL in English

n. any of various oxygen-containing carotenoids associated with chlorophyll, some of which cause the yellow colour of leaves in the autumn.

Etymology: as XANTHIC + Gk phullon leaf

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XANTHOPHYLL — noun Etymology: French ~e, from xanth- + -phylle -phyll Date: 1838 any of several yellow to orange carotenoid pigments that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
XANTHOPHYLL — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfil noun ( -s ) Etymology: French xanthophylle, from xanth- + -phylle -phyll 1. : lutein 1 2. : any …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XANTHOPHYLL — (n.) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly called also …
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XANTHOPHYLL — ( n. ) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
XANTHOPHYLL — — xanthophyllous , adj. /zan"theuh fil/ , n. Biochem. lutein (def. 1). Also, xanthophyl . [ 1830-40; xanthophylle. See XANTHO-, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
XANTHOPHYLL — n. yellow pigment found in plants, related to carotene
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XANTHOPHYLL — noun Etymology: French xanthophylle, from xanth- + -phylle -phyll Date: 1838 : any of several yellow to orange carotenoid pigments …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
XANTHOPHYLL — noun a yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; formerly called also …
Webster English vocab
XANTHOPHYLL — [ 'zanθə(ʊ)fɪl ] ■ noun Biochemistry a yellow or brown carotenoid plant pigment which causes the autumn colours of leaves. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
XANTHOPHYLL — [xan.tho.phyll] n [F xanthophylle, fr. xanth- + -phylle -phyll] (1838): any of several neutral yellow to orange carotenoid pigments that …
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XANTHOPHYLL — n. any of various oxygen-containing carotenoids associated with chlorophyll, some of which cause the yellow colour of leaves in the …
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XANTHOPHYLL — n. any of various oxygen-containing carotenoids associated with chlorophyll, some of which cause the yellow colour of leaves in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
XANTHOPHYLL — ксантофилл
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XANTHOPHYLL — ксантофилл
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XANTHOPHYLL — ксантофилл
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XANTHOPHYLL — n. Pronunciation: ' zan(t)-th ə - ˌ fil Function: noun Etymology: French xanthophylle, from xanth- + -phylle -phyll Date: 1838 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LUTEIN — noun Date: 1869 an orange xanthophyll C 40 H 56 O 2 occurring in plants, animal fat, egg yolk, and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
XANTHOPHYLLOUS — adjective see xanthophyll
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XANTHOPHYLLIC — adjective see xanthophyll
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XANTHOPHYCEAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfīsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from xanth- + -phyceae : a class of algae (division Chrysophyta) in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUTEIN — ˈlüd.ēə̇n, ˈlütē- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin lute um (in corpus luteum ) + English -in 1. : …
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CHRYSOPHYLL — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌfil noun ( -s ) Etymology: chrys- + -phyll : a yellow coloring matter in plants that is prob. a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHLOROPHYLL — noun also chlo·ro·phyl ˈklōrəˌfil, -ȯr-, -_fə̇l sometimes -är- ( -s ) Etymology: French chlorophylle, from chlor- + -phylle -phyll 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAROTENOL — kəˈrät ə nˌȯl, -ōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: carotene + -ol : a hydroxy derivative of a carotene : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
XANTHO- — a combining form meaning "yellow," used in the formation of compound words: xanthophyll. Also, esp. before a vowel, xanth- . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LUTEIN — /looh"tee in/ , n. Biochem. 1. Also called xanthophyll . a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLDEN-BROWN ALGAE — /gohl"deuhn brown'/ a group of mostly marine, motile algae of the phylum Chlorophyta, characterized by the presence of the pigments …
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CHRYSOPHYTE — /kris"euh fuyt'/ , n. any algae of the phylum Chrysophyta, comprising the yellow-green algae, golden-brown algae, and diatoms, distinguished by …
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LUTEIN — n. xanthophyll, yellow pigment which is found widely in nature (in body fats, egg yolks, etc.)
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LUTEIN — noun Date: 1869 : an orange xanthophyll C 40 H 56 O 2 occurring in plants, animal fat, egg yolk, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LUTEIN — [lu.tein] n (1869): an orange xanthophyll occurring in plants, animal fat, egg yolk, and the corpus luteum
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