lutein.
/loo-tee-in/US // ˈlu ti ɪn //UK // (ˈluːtɪɪn) //
叶黄素,叶绿素,叶红素,叶酸
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
Biochemistry.
- ›Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C40H56O2, found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- ›a preparation consisting of dried and powdered corpora lutea from hogs.
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