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xanthophylls

xanthophylls is the plural of xanthophyll.

Meaning of xanthophyll

Noun

xanthophyll (countable and uncountable, plural xanthophylls)

  1. (countable) Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.
  2. (uncountable) Lutein.

Questions about xanthophylls

What is xanthophylls the plural of?
Xanthophylls is the plural of xanthophyll.

Words near xanthophylls in the dictionary

  1. xanthophyll
  2. xanthophyllic
  3. xanthophyllite
  4. xanthophyllites
  5. xanthophyllous
  6. xanthophylls
  7. xanthophyls
  8. xanthophyte
  9. xanthophytes
  10. xanthopia
  11. xanthopicrin

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