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xanthophyll

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
xan-tho-phyll
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.

Countable

noun

Lutein.

Uncountable

Etymology

From xantho- + -phyll.

Usage

Inflected Forms

xanthophylls (plural) xanthophyl (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

xanthophyllic xanthophyllous

Synonyms

phylloxanthin lutein xanthophyl

Questions

What does xanthophyll mean?
Any of various hydroxy, carbonyl or carboxylic acid derivatives of carotenes.
Where does xanthophyll come from?
From xantho- + -phyll.

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