Meaning Of The Word Lutein

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lutein in American English
xanthophyll
noun: a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C40H56O2, found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids

lutein in British English
noun: a xanthophyll pigment, occurring in plants, that has a light-absorbing function in photosynthesis

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