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.
- superfamily
- superfan
- superfast
- superfatted
- superfatty
- superfecta
- superfecundation
- superfemale
- superfetally
- superfetate
- superfetation
- superfetatious
- superfice
- superficial
- superficialise
- superficialism
- superficialist
- superficiality
- superficialize
- superficialized
- superficially
- superficialness
- superficiary
- superficie
- superficies