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noun
A yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol that occurs widely with lutein, with which it is isomeric, and is the chief pigment of maize
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow Indian corn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: carotenoid
History
From New Latin Zea (genus name of Indian corn) + xanthin.
