ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Zeaxanthol

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Zeaxanthol is a noun meaning A carotenol, dihydroxy-β-carotene.

Meaning

A carotenol, dihydroxy-β-carotene.

Example Sentences

[…] almost a dozen other carotenols are regularly found in green leaves. One of these is zeaxanthol (dihydroxy-β-carotene), which is an isomer of luteol.
Luteol is by far the most abundant carotenol is leaves ^([sic]) other leaf xanthophylls include zeaxanthol, violaxanthol, cryptoxanthol, flavoxanthol, and neoxanthin.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include zeaxanthin, loraxanthin, auroxanthin, anteraxanthin, zeaxanthine, antheraxanthin.

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