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phylloxanthine

phylloxanthine is the alternative form of phylloxanthin.

Meaning of phylloxanthin

Noun

phylloxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural phylloxanthins)

  1. (obsolete) xanthophyll.
  2. (obsolete) A yellow pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.

Questions about phylloxanthine

What is phylloxanthine the alternative form of?
Phylloxanthine is the alternative form of phylloxanthin.

Words near phylloxanthine in the dictionary

  1. phyllotaxis
  2. phyllotaxy
  3. phyllotungstite
  4. phyllous
  5. phylloxanthin
  6. phylloxanthine
  7. phylloxanthins
  8. phylloxera
  9. phylloxerae
  10. phylloxeran
  11. phylloxerans

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