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xanthophyllic

xanthophyllic adjective: of or pertaining to xanthophyll.

Adjective

xanthophyllic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to xanthophyll.

Origin of xanthophyllic

From xanthophyll + -ic.

Questions about xanthophyllic

What does xanthophyllic mean?
Xanthophyllic means of or pertaining to xanthophyll.
What part of speech is xanthophyllic?
Xanthophyllic is an adjective.

Words near xanthophyllic in the dictionary

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

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