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lutein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
lutein
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin luteus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English lutein From Latin luteus (“yellow”) + English -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

luteins (plural)

Derived Forms

luteinisation luteinization luteinize luteoma

Phrases

luteinizing hormone corpus luteum

Frequently Paired Words

corpus luteum

Synonyms

E161b xanthophyll xanthophyl

Questions

What does lutein mean?
A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals.
Where does lutein come from?
Etymology tree Latin luteus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English lutein From Latin luteus (“yellow”) + English -in.

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