"lutein" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: luteins [plural]
Etymology: From Latin luteus (“yellow”) + -in. Etymology templates: {{af|en|la:luteus|-in|t1=yellow}} Latin luteus (“yellow”) + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} lutein (usually uncountable, plural luteins)
  1. (organic chemistry) A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals. Wikipedia link: lutein Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: E161b, xanthophyll Derived forms: luteinize, luteinizing hormone Related terms: corpus luteum (english: yellow body) Translations (yellow carotenoid pigment): luteïna [feminine] (Catalan), 葉黃素 (Chinese Mandarin), 叶黄素 (yèhuángsù) (Chinese Mandarin), luteino (Esperanto), luteiini (Finnish), lutéine [feminine] (French), Lutein [neuter] (German), luteina [feminine] (Italian), лютеин (lütein) (Kazakh), 루테인 (rutein) (Korean), luteína (Portuguese), лютеи́н (ljuteín) [masculine] (Russian), lutiina [feminine] (Sicilian), dilawdinsol (Tagalog)

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