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xanthophyll


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Xanthophyll  \Xan"tho*phyll\,  n.  [Xantho-  +  Gr  fy`llon  leaf.] 
  (Bot.) 
  A  yellow  coloring  matter  found  in  yellow  autumn  leaves,  and 
  also  produced  artificially  from  chlorophyll;  --  formerly 
  called  also  {phylloxanthin}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  xanthophyll 
  n  :  yellow  carotenoid  pigments  in  plants  and  animal  fats  and  egg 
  yolks  [syn:  {xanthophyl},  {lutein}] 




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