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lutein

lu·te·in
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loo-tee-in]
    • /ˈlu ti ɪn/
    • /lˈuːtiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-tee-in]
    • /ˈlu ti ɪn/

Definitions of lutein word

  • noun lutein Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , 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. 1
  • noun lutein a preparation consisting of dried and powdered corpora lutea from hogs. 1
  • noun lutein A deep yellow pigment of the xanthophyll class, found in the leaves of plants, in egg yolk, and in the corpus luteum. 1
  • noun lutein a xanthophyll pigment, occurring in plants, that has a light-absorbing function in photosynthesis 0
  • noun lutein xanthophyll 0
  • noun lutein a preparation of dried and powdered corpus luteum 0

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Origin of lutein

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < Latin lūte(um) yolk of an egg (noun use of neuter of lūteus yellow; see luteous) + -in2

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Parts of speech for Lutein

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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lutein popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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