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Webster 1913 Edition
Xanthophyll
Xan′tho-phyll
,Noun.
[
Xantho-
+ Gr. φύλλον
leaf.] (Bot.)
A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; – formerly called also
phylloxanthin
. Definition 2024
xanthophyll
xanthophyll
English
Noun
xanthophyll (countable and uncountable, plural xanthophylls)
- (organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.
- (organic chemistry, uncountable) Alternative name for lutein.
Synonyms
- (class of compounds derived from carotenes): phylloxanthin
- (the specific compound): lutein