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cor·po·ra
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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. -
luteinize
to produce corpora lutea in. -
corpus
A corpus is a large collection of written or spoken texts that is used for language research. -
corpus callosum
the band of white fibres that connects the cerebral hemispheres in mammals -
corpus delicti
the body of facts that constitute an offence -
corpus luteum
a yellow glandular mass of tissue that forms in a Graafian follicle following release of an ovum. It secretes progesterone, a hormone necessary to maintain pregnancy