noun
A brown carotenoid pigment, C40H60O6, found in brown algae and chrysophytes.
Origin of fucoxanthin
fuc(us) xanth(o)- -infucoxanthin
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A brown or olive-green carotenoid pigment, C40H60O6, found in brown algae.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.
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