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Webster 1913 Edition
Lutein
Lu′te-in
,Noun.
[From corpus
lute
um.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from the yolk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum.
Definition 2025
lutein
lutein
English
Noun
lutein (usually uncountable, plural luteins)
- (organic chemistry) A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals.
Synonyms
- E161b when used as a food colouring
- xanthophyll