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:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lutein" is a kind of...):

carotenoid (any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals)

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