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violaxanthins

violaxanthins is the plural of violaxanthin.

Meaning of violaxanthin

Noun

violaxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural violaxanthins)

  1. A xanthophyll pigment (a di-epoxide, derived from zeaxanthin) that occurs in many plants.
    • It can be assumed that the sinensiaxanthins and sinensiachromes represent degradation products of the violaxanthins, luteoxanthins and auroxanthins which are found in considerable amounts in yellow roses.2012, N.I. Krinsky, Carotenoids: Chemistry and Biology, page 11
    Synonyms:
    E161e when used as a food colouring

Questions about violaxanthins

What is violaxanthins the plural of?
Violaxanthins is the plural of violaxanthin.

Words near violaxanthins in the dictionary

  1. violatory
  2. violatress
  3. violatresses
  4. violaxanthal
  5. violaxanthin
  6. violaxanthins
  7. viole
  8. viole da braccio
  9. viole da gamba
  10. viole di bordone
  11. violed

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