myxoxanthophyll
/ˌmɪksəʊˈzanθə(ʊ)fɪl/Biochemistry
noun
Any of a group of related carotenoid pigments present (usually as rhamnosides) in the photosynthetic apparatus of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae); a mixture of such pigments.
Origin
1930s. From myxo- + xanthophyll, after myxoxanthin.
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