cryptoxanthin Hear it!

cryptoxanthin definition

crypto·xan·thin (krip′tō zan′t̸hin, -tə-)

noun

a carotenoid pigment, CHO, in butter, eggs, and various plants, that can be converted into vitamin A in the body

Etymology: crypto- + xanth(o)- + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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