"xanthophyll" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: xanthophylls [plural]
Etymology: From xantho- + -phyll. Etymology templates: {{af|en|xantho-|-phyll}} xantho- + -phyll Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} xanthophyll (countable and uncountable, plural xanthophylls)
  1. (organic chemistry, countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-xanthophyll-en-noun-TJ~sDXFD Categories (other): Organic chemistry, English terms prefixed with xantho- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with xantho-: 45 55 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry, uncountable) Lutein. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-xanthophyll-en-noun-WBf9QXjc Categories (other): Organic compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with xantho-, English terms suffixed with -phyll, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with xantho-: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phyll: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (class of compounds derived from carotenes): phylloxanthin Synonyms (the specific compound): lutein
Disambiguation of 'class of compounds derived from carotenes': 53 47 Disambiguation of 'the specific compound': 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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