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saproxanthin

saproxanthin noun: a rare monocyclic carotenoid.

Noun

saproxanthin (uncountable)

  1. A rare monocyclic carotenoid.

Questions about saproxanthin

What does saproxanthin mean?
Saproxanthin means a rare monocyclic carotenoid.
What part of speech is saproxanthin?
Saproxanthin is a noun.

Words near saproxanthin in the dictionary

  1. saprotrophs
  2. saprotrophy
  3. saprovore
  4. saprovores
  5. saprovorous
  6. saproxanthin
  7. saproxylic
  8. saproxylics
  9. saproxylophagous
  10. saproxylophagy
  11. saprozoic

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