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noun yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks
originEtymology tree Latin luteus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English lutein From Latin luteus (“yellow”) + English -in.
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