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Definition of: xanthophyll
(zan′thə·fil) noun Biochem.
A yellow pigment, C40H56O2, contained in plants and related to carotene. Also xan′tho·phyl. [<F xanthophylle <Gk. xanthos yellow + phyllon a leaf]
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