XANTHOPHYLL - Definition

Pronunciation:		'zanthufil
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks

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	Synonyms:	lutein, xanthophyl

	See Also:	carotenoid

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Xan"tho*phyll\, n. [Xantho- + Gr. fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly called also {phylloxanthin}.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Any of several yellow accessory pigments which found in plant leaves, egg yolks, and human blood plasma; these pigments are oxygen derivatives of carotenes.