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diatoxanthin

diatoxanthin noun: a type of xanthophyll found in phytoplankton and diatoms.

Noun

diatoxanthin

  1. A type of xanthophyll found in phytoplankton and diatoms.
    • Standards for methanol extracted pigments chlorophyll a, c 2 . peridinin, β carotene, diatoxanthin and diadinoxanthin were used for quantifying pigments which were normalized per cell.2015 October 29, “Transcriptomic Changes in Coral Holobionts Provide Insights into Physiological Challenges of Future Climate and Ocean Change”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about diatoxanthin

What does diatoxanthin mean?
Diatoxanthin means a type of xanthophyll found in phytoplankton and diatoms.
What part of speech is diatoxanthin?
Diatoxanthin is a noun.

Words near diatoxanthin in the dictionary

  1. diatonism
  2. diatopic
  3. diatopically
  4. diatopy
  5. diatoric
  6. diatoxanthin
  7. diatreme
  8. diatremes
  9. diatreta
  10. diatretum
  11. diatribal

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