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Definition of: lutein
(l
′tē·in, -tēn) noun Biochem.
A yellow pigment, C48H56O2, found in egg yolks, fat cells, and in the corpus luteum. [<L luteum egg yolk <luteus yellow]
—lu′te·in′ic adjective
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