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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. That part of the yellow coloring matter in flowers which is soluble in water, as distinguished from xanthin, which is the insoluble part.
Wiktionary
- n. chemistry The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants.
Etymologies
- From French xantheine, apparently arbitrary respelling to distinguish similarly spelled chemicals. (Wiktionary)
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