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fucoxanthin
(fuco|xan¦thin)
Pronunciation:
/ˌfjuːkəˈzanθɪn/
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
xanthine
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