lutein
11lutein — noun Date: 1869 an orange xanthophyll C40H56O2 occurring in plants, animal fat, egg yolk, and the corpus luteum …
12lutein — /looh tee in/, n. Biochem. 1. Also called xanthophyll. 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… …
13lutein — noun A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals. Syn: E161b, food colouring, xanthophyll …
14lutein — 1. The yellow pigment in the corpus luteum, in the yolk of eggs, or any lipochrome. 2. SYN: xanthophyll. 3. The dried powdered corpora lutea of the hog, formerly used as a progesterone source. [L. luteus, saffron yellow] * * * lu·tein lüt ē ən,… …
15Lutein — Lu|te|in 〈n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Biochemie〉 ein z. B. in grünen Blättern, Eidotter u. Kuhbutter vorkommender gelber organ. Farbstoff [Etym.: <lat. luteus »goldgelb«; zu lutum »Wau (Färberpflanze)«] …
16Lutein — Lu|te|in das; s <zu lat. luteus »goldgelb«, dies zu lutum »Wau« (ein Färbekraut) u. ↑...in> gelber Farbstoff in Pflanzenblättern u. im Eidotter …
17lutein — n. xanthophyll, yellow pigment which is found widely in nature (in body fats, egg yolks, etc.) …
18lutein — [ lu:tɪɪn] noun Biochemistry a deep yellow pigment found in plant leaves, egg yolk, and the corpus luteum. Origin C19: from L. luteum egg yolk (neut. of luteus yellow ) + in1 …
19lutein — lu·te·in …
20lutein — n. 1) See: xanthophyll 2) the yellow pigment of the corpus luteum …
