The story
- New Latin · derived fromZea
- English todayzeaxanthin
From New Latin Zea (genus name of Indian corn) + xanthin.
Words from the same roots
New LatinZea all →
zeist
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
zeaxanthin
Today it means: A yellow crystalline carotenoid alcohol that occurs widely with lutein, with which it is isomeric, and is the chief pigment of maize Full definition →
New Latin Zea