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noun
A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: xanthophyll, xanthophyl
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carotenoid
History
Etymology tree Latin luteus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English lutein From Latin luteus (“yellow”) + English -in.
Across languages
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