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Xanthophyll

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Noun

1. lutein, xanthophyl, xanthophyll

yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks

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Xanthophyll

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noun
any of a group of yellow carotenoid pigments occurring in plant and animal tissue

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Xanthophyll

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noun
a yellow, crystalline pigment, C40H56O2, found in plants; lutein: it is related to carotene and is the basis of the yellow seen in autumn leaves

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Xanthophyll

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n.
Any of several yellow carotenoid pigments, including lutein and zeaxanthin, produced by plants and green algae and visible in the leaves of deciduous trees in the autumn. Xanthophylls are also present in some animal tissues such as egg yolks.

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