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lutein

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lu·te·in  (lt-n, -tn)
n.
1. A yellow carotenoid pigment, C40H56O2, found widely in nature, first isolated in corpus luteum but later discovered in body fats, egg yolk, and green plants; xanthophyll.
2. A dried preparation of corpus luteum.
[Latin lteum, yellow, egg yolk (from neuter of lteus, yellow, from ltum, yellowweed) + -in.]
lutein [ˈluːtɪɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a xanthophyll pigment, occurring in plants, that has a light-absorbing function in photosynthesis
[from Latin lūteus yellow + -in]
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Noun1.lutein - yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
xanthophyl, xanthophyll
carotenoid - any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals


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