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xanthophyl

xanthophyl noun: dated spelling of xanthophyll.

Noun

xanthophyl (countable and uncountable, plural xanthophyls)

  1. (US) Dated spelling of xanthophyll.

Forms of xanthophyl

pluralxanthophyls

Questions about xanthophyl

What does xanthophyl mean?
Xanthophyl means dated spelling of xanthophyll.
What part of speech is xanthophyl?
Xanthophyl is a noun.
What is the plural of xanthophyl?
The plural of xanthophyl is xanthophyls.

Words near xanthophyl in the dictionary

  1. xanthophils
  2. xanthophobia
  3. xanthophore
  4. xanthophores
  5. xanthophycean
  6. xanthophyl
  7. xanthophyll
  8. xanthophyllic
  9. xanthophyllite
  10. xanthophyllites
  11. xanthophyllous

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