Xanthophyll Definition

zănthə-fĭl

noun

A yellow, crystalline pigment, C₄₀H₅₆O₂, found in plants; lutein: it is related to carotene and is the basis of the yellow seen in autumn leaves.

Webster's New World

(organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.

Wiktionary

(organic chemistry, uncountable) Alternative name for lutein.

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Other Word Forms of Xanthophyll

Singular:

xanthophyll

Plural:

xanthophylls

From xantho- (from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthos, “yellow")) + -phyll (from φύλλος (phyllos, “leaf")).

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