cryptoxanthin

English

Etymology

crypto- + xanthin

Noun

cryptoxanthin (usually uncountable, plural cryptoxanthins)

  1. (organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment (a hydroxy derivative of carotene) that occurs widely in nature.

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