Meanings
nounlutein (usually uncountable, plural luteins)
plural luteins
- uncountableusuallychemistryA yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals.
Synonyms: E161b, xanthophyll
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals.
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E161bxanthophyll
More synonyms by meaning
nounyellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
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Origin
From Latin luteus (“yellow”) + English -in.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan luteïna
- luteïnayellow carotenoid pigment
Chinese Mandarin 葉黃素 /叶黄素
- 葉黃素 /叶黄素 (yèhuángsù)yellow carotenoid pigment
Esperanto luteino
- luteinoyellow carotenoid pigment
Finnish luteiini
- luteiiniyellow carotenoid pigment
French lutéine
- lutéineyellow carotenoid pigment
German Lutein
- Luteinyellow carotenoid pigment
Indonesian lutein
- luteinyellow carotenoid pigment
Italian luteina
- luteinayellow carotenoid pigment
Korean 루테인
- 루테인 (rutein)yellow carotenoid pigment
Portuguese luteína
- luteínayellow carotenoid pigment
Russian лютеи́н
- лютеи́н (ljuteín)yellow carotenoid pigment
Tagalog dilawdinsol
- dilawdinsolyellow carotenoid pigment
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Cite this entry
APA
lutein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutein
MLA
“lutein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutein. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lutein,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutein.
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