XANTHOPHYLL


Meaning of XANTHOPHYLL in English

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

noun

Etymology: French xanthophylle, from xanth- + -phylle -phyll

Date: 1838

: any of several yellow to orange carotenoid pigments that are oxygen derivatives of carotenes ; especially : lutein

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