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lutein

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lutein /lu·te·in/ (-in)
1. a lipochrome from the corpus luteum, fat cells, and egg yolk.
2. any lipochrome.
lu·te·in (lt-n, -tn)
n.
1. A yellow carotenoid pigment found widely in nature; xanthophyll.
2. A dried preparation of corpus luteum.
lutein
[lo̅o̅′tē·in]
Etymology: L, luteus, yellow
a yellow-red crystalline carotenoid pigment found in plants with carotenes and chlorophylls.
lutein (lōōˑ·tēn),
n a carotenoid pigment with antioxidant properties that may be useful in preventing cataracts, macular degeneration, and atherosclerosis; no known precautions.
lutein
1. a lipochrome from the corpus luteum, fat cells, and egg yolk.
2. any lipochrome.


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