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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A brown carotenoid pigment, C40H60O6, found in brown algae and chrysophytes.

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  • noun organic chemistry A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[fuc(us) + xanth(o)– + –in.]

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