ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfil noun
( -s )
Etymology: French xanthophylle, from xanth- + -phylle -phyll
1. : lutein 1
2. : any of several neutral yellow carotenoid pigments that are found especially in the flowers, fruits, or leaves of plants and that are oxygen derivatives (as carotenols or ketones) of the carotenes but differ from the carotenes by their preferential solubility in alcohol and by their insolubility in petroleum ether
xanthophyll esters
• xan·tho·phyl·lic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|filik adjective
• xan·tho·phyl·lous -ləs adjective