CANTHAXANTHIN


Meaning of CANTHAXANTHIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkan(t)-thə-ˈzan-ˌthin ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cantha- (from New Latin Cantharellus cinnabarinus, mushroom species from which it was obtained) + xanth- + -in (I)

Date: circa 1951

: a naturally occurring carotenoid C 40 H 52 O 2 used especially as a color additive for food

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