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betaxanthin

betaxanthin noun: any of the betalain pigments which appear yellow to orange.

Noun

betaxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural betaxanthins)

  1. Any of the betalain pigments which appear yellow to orange.

Forms of betaxanthin

pluralbetaxanthins

Origin of betaxanthin

From translingual Beta (“beet genus”) + xanth- + -in.

Questions about betaxanthin

What does betaxanthin mean?
Betaxanthin means any of the betalain pigments which appear yellow to orange.
What part of speech is betaxanthin?
Betaxanthin is a noun.
What is the plural of betaxanthin?
The plural of betaxanthin is betaxanthins.

Words near betaxanthin in the dictionary

  1. betavoltaics
  2. betaware
  3. betawder
  4. Betawi
  5. Betawis
  6. betaxanthin
  7. betaxanthins
  8. betaxed
  9. betaxolol
  10. betazole
  11. betch

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