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XANTHOPHYL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does xanthophyl mean?
• XANTHOPHYL (noun)
The noun XANTHOPHYL has 1 sense:
1. yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
Familiarity information: XANTHOPHYL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
lutein; xanthophyl; xanthophyll
Hypernyms ("xanthophyl" is a kind of...):
carotenoid (any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals)
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