lutein

English

Etymology

Latin luteus (“yellow”) +‎ -in

Noun

lutein (usually uncountable, plural luteins)

(organic chemistry) A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals.

Synonyms

E161b (when used as a food colouring)
xanthophyll

Derived terms

Related terms

corpus luteum (“yellow body”)

Translations

yellow carotenoid pigment

Catalan: luteïna f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 葉黃素／叶黄素 (zh) (yèhuángsù)
Esperanto: luteino
Finnish: luteiini
French: lutéine (fr) f
German: Lutein (de) n
Italian: luteina f
Kazakh: лютеин (lütein)
Korean: 루테인 (rutein)
Portuguese: luteína
Russian: лютеи́н (ru) m (ljuteín)
Tagalog: dilawdinsol

Anagrams

luetin, untile

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