Useful english dictionary. 2012.
xan|tho|phyl — xan|tho|phyll or xan|tho|phyl «ZAN thuh fihl», noun. 1. a yellow pigment related to carotene, present in green leaves and plants, and found especially in autumn leaves; lutein. It is thought to be a product of the decomposition of chlorophyll.… … Useful english dictionary
tho — acan·tho·ceph·a·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·ce·re·us; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; acan·tho·cyb·i·um; ac·an·tho·dea; ac·an·tho·des; ac·an·tho·dii; acan·tho·li·mon; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·phis; acan·tho·pod; acan·tho·pore; acan·tho·scel·i·des;… … English syllables
xan — an·tho·xan·thin; an·tho·xan·thum; pyo·xan·those; xan·ci·dae; xan·cus; xan·tha·mide; xan·tha·tion; xan·the·las·ma; xan·thene; xan·the·nyl; xan·thi·an; xan·thic; xan·thi·dae; xan·thid·i·um; xan·thin; xan·thine; xan·thip·pe; xan·thism; xan·thi·um;… … English syllables
phyll — pro·phyll; spo·ro·phyll; xan·tho·phyll; scle·ro·phyll; … English syllables
xanthophyll — xan·tho·phyll … English syllables
xanthophyll — xan•tho•phyll or xan•tho•phyl [[t]ˈzæn θə fɪl[/t]] n. biochem. a carotenoid yellow pigment of plants, algae, and other forms, often masked by the green of chlorophyll • Etymology: 1830–40; < F xanthophylle. See xantho , phyll … From formal English to slang
Xanthophyll — Xan|tho|phyll 〈n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Biochemie〉 gelber Farbstoff von Pflanzen [Etym.: <grch. xanthos »gelb, gelbrot« + phyllon »Blatt, Laub, Kraut«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Xanthophyll — Xan|tho|phyll das; s <zu gr. phýllon »Blatt«> gelber bis bräunlicher Farbstoff, der in allen grünen Teilen der Pflanzen vorkommt u. bes. bei der herbstlichen Verfärbung der Laubbäume in Erscheinung tritt (Bot.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
xanthophyll — Oxygenated derivative of carotene; a yellow plant pigment, occurring also in egg yolk and corpus luteum. SYN: lutein (2), luteol, luteole. * * * xan·tho·phyll zan thə .fil n any of several neutral yellow to orange carotenoid pigments that are… … Medical dictionary
phylloxanthin — Xanthophyll Xan tho*phyll, n. [Xantho + Gr. fy llon leaf.] (Bot.) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; formerly called also {phylloxanthin}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
