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Lutein

Lutein Meaning & Definition
Lutein Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lutein?

[n] yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lutein: xanthophyl | xanthophyll

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See Also | carotenoid

Lutein In Webster's Dictionary

\Lu"te*in\, n. [From corpus luteum.] (Physiol. Chem.) A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from the yelk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum.

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