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ZEAXANTHIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow Indian corn
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Hypernyms ("zeaxanthin" is a kind of...):
carotenoid (any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals)