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Showing words for LUTEIN using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Lutein
luiten, lutein, untile
5 Letter Words for Lutein
elint, enlit, inlet, intel, intue, lenti, lieut, lunet, unite, unlet, unlie, unlit, untie, until, utile
4 Letter Words for Lutein
etui, intl, itel, lent, lien, lieu, line, lint, lite, litu, luit, lune, lunt, lute, neti, neut, nile, teil, teli, tien, tile, tine, tule, tune, unie, unit, util
3 Letter Words for Lutein
eli, elt, enl, ile, int, lei, let, leu, lie, lin, lit, lue, lut, nei, net, nie, nil, nit, nul, nut, tel, ten, tie, til, tin, tiu, tln, tue, tui, tun, uit, ule, ult, uni, unl, ute, uti
Definitions for Lutein
[1] Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C40 H56 O2 , 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.
[2] a preparation consisting of dried and powdered corpora lutea from hogs.
[3] a xanthophyll pigment, occurring in plants, that has a light-absorbing function in photosynthesis
Words nearby Lutein
luteal, luteal cell, luteal phase, lutecium, lutefisk, lutein, lutein cell, luteinization, luteinize, luteinizing hormone, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
Origin of Lutein
1865–70; < Latin lūte(um ) yolk of an egg (noun use of neuter of lūteus yellow; see luteous) + -in2
Word origin for Lutein
C20: from Latin lūteus yellow + -in