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noun
Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
Lutein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: xanthophyl, lutein
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carotenoid
History
From xantho- + -phyll.
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