cryptoxanthin
/krɪptə(ʊ)ˈzanθɪn/Chemistry
noun
A yellow carotenoid pigment which is a metabolic precursor of vitamin A and is commonly found in plants and in other sources such as egg yolk.
- Systematic name: 4-hydroxy-β-carotene; C40H56O..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From crypto- + xanthin, after German Kryptoxanthin.
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