fucoxanthinPronunciation: /ˌfjuːkəˈzanθɪn/Definition of fucoxanthin noun [mass noun] Chemistry a brown carotenoid pigment occurring in and generally characteristic of the brown algae. Origin: late 19th century: from fucus + xanthin, variant of xanthinefucoxanthin in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of fucoxanthin in the US English dictionary