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Definition: Xanthophyll |
XanthophyllNoun1. Yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Xanthophyll \Xan"tho*phyll\, noun. [Xantho- Greek fy`llon leaf.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | A carotenoid alcohol widespread in nature. It is present in egg yolk, algae, and petals of yellow flowers, among other sources. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: XanthophyllSynonyms: lutein (n), xanthophyl (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Xanthophyll |
| English words defined with "xanthophyll": golden algae. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
xanthophyll | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "xanthophyll"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ксантофил. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 叶黄 (lutein). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | xanthophyll (luteina, mixed carotenoids, xanthophylls), xanthofyl, bladgult. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | xanthophyl. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ksantofylli. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | xanthophylle, phylloxatine. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Xanthophylle, Xanthophyll. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κίτρινες χρωστικές ουσίες, ξανθοφύλλη (E161b, luteina, mixed carotenoids, xanthophylls), ξανθοφυλλίνη. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | xantofilla. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | anthophyllxay santofila, entoflavina, antoxantina. (various references) antoxantina. (various references) xantofyll. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "xanthophyll": xanthophylls. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "xanthophyll" (pronounced 'Xan"tho*phyll'): Carpophyll, Chlorophyll, Cladophyll, Cyanophyll, Kyanophyll, Leucophyll, Lithophyll. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-h-l-l-n-o-p-t-x-y" | |
-3 letters: naphthol, naphthyl. | |
-4 letters: halloth, haplont, loathly, naphtol, tallyho, tonally. | |
-5 letters: alphyl, hallot, hyphal, phonal, phyllo, phylon, phytol, phyton, python, typhon. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-h-l-l-n-o-p-t-x-y" | |
+1 letter: xanthophylls. | |
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