lutein

/loo-tee-in/US // ˈlu ti ɪn //UK // (ˈluːtɪɪn) //

叶黄素,叶绿素,叶红素,叶酸

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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.