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LUTEIN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
Synonyms:
lutein; xanthophyl; xanthophyll
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lutein" is a kind of...):
carotenoid (any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals)