fucoxanthin

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noun

A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.

OriginLatin fūcus ← Ancient Greek φῦκος →
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Meanings

nounfucoxanthin (countable and uncountable, plural fucoxanthins)

plural fucoxanthins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of brown algae.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφῦκος“seaweed”
  2. Latinfūcus
  3. Englishfucoxanthin

From Latin fūcus (from Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”)) + ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + -in.

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fucoxanthin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fucoxanthin

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