Fucoxanthin

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Noun
  1. 1
    A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin fūcus (from Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”)) + ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + -in.

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