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astaxanthin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /æstəˈzænθɪn/
  • Canada, US: /æstəˈzænθɪn/
  • Canada, US: [æstəˈzɛənθɪn]

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noun

Meaning 1

A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: E161j

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أَسْتَازَانْتِين (ʔastāzāntīn) — xanthophyll pigment
  • Arabic: أَسْتَاكْسَانْثِين (ʔastāksānṯīn) — xanthophyll pigment
  • Bulgarian: астаксанти́н (astaksantín) — xanthophyll pigment
  • Bulgarian: астазанти́н (astazantín) — xanthophyll pigment
  • Finnish: astaksantiini — xanthophyll pigment
  • French: astaxanthine — xanthophyll pigment
  • German: Astaxanthin — xanthophyll pigment
  • Portuguese: astaxantina — xanthophyll pigment
  • Russian: астаксанти́н (astaksantín) — xanthophyll pigment
  • Serbo-Croatian: астаксантин — xanthophyll pigment
  • Serbo-Croatian: astaksantin — xanthophyll pigment
  • Serbo-Croatian: astaxanthin — xanthophyll pigment
  • Spanish: astaxantina — xanthophyll pigment
  • Ukrainian: астаксанті́н (astaksantín) — xanthophyll pigment