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PRONUNCIATION OF XANTHOPHYLL

xanthophyll  [ˈzænθəʊfɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XANTHOPHYLL

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Xanthophyll is a noun.
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WHAT DOES XANTHOPHYLL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

xanthophyll

Xanthophyll

Xanthophylls are yellow pigments that form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group. The name is from Greek xanthos and phyllon, due to their formation of the yellow band seen in early chromatography of leaf pigments. Their molecular structure is similar to carotenes, which form the other major carotenoid group division, but xanthophylls contain oxygen atoms, while carotenes are purely hydrocarbons with no oxygen. Xanthophylls contain their oxygen either as hydroxyl groups and/or as pairs of hydrogen atoms that are substituted by oxygen atoms acting as a bridge. For this reason, they are more polar than the purely hydrocarbon carotenes, and it is this difference that allows their separations from carotenes in many types of chromatography. Typically, carotenes are more orange in color than xanthophylls. Like other carotenoids, xanthophylls are found in highest quantity in the leaves of most green plants, where they act to modulate light energy and perhaps serve as a non-photochemical quenching agent to deal with triplet chlorophyll, which is overproduced at high light levels in photosynthesis.

Definition of xanthophyll in the English dictionary

The definition of xanthophyll in the dictionary is any of a group of yellow carotenoid pigments occurring in plant and animal tissue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH XANTHOPHYLL


Anglophile
ˈæŋɡləʊfɪl
chlorophyll
ˈklɔːrəfɪl
eosinophil
ˌiːəʊˈsɪnəˌfɪl
fiberfill
ˈfaɪbəˌfɪl
fil
fɪl
fill
fɪl
Francophil
ˈfræŋkəʊfɪl
fulfil
fʊlˈfɪl
landfill
ˈlændˌfɪl
microphyll
ˈmaɪkrəʊfɪl
Negrophil
ˈniːɡrəʊfɪl
neutrophil
ˈnjuːtrəˌfɪl
overfill
ˌəʊvəˈfɪl
prophyll
ˈprəʊfɪl
refill
riːˈfɪl
Slavophil
ˈslɑːvəʊfɪl
Slavophile
ˈslɑːvəʊfɪl
sporophyl
ˈspɔːrəʊfɪl
sporophyll
ˈspɔːrəʊfɪl
xanthophyl
ˈzænθəʊfɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE XANTHOPHYLL

xanthic acid
xanthin
xanthine
Xanthippe
xanthism
xanthochroia
xanthochroic
xanthochroid
xanthochroism
xanthochroous
xanthoma
xanthomatous
xanthomelanous
xanthone
xanthophyl
xanthophyllous
xanthopsia
xanthopterin
xanthous
xanthoxyl

WORDS THAT END LIKE XANTHOPHYLL

argyll
cataphyll
cladophyll
ghyll
hypsophyll
idyll
Jekyll
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
megaphyll
megasporophyll
mesophyll
microsporophyll
sclerophyll

Synonyms and antonyms of xanthophyll in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «xanthophyll» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF XANTHOPHYLL

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The translations of xanthophyll from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «xanthophyll» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

叶黄素
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

xantofila
570 millions of speakers

English

xanthophyll
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Xanthophyll
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كزانتوفيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ксантофилл
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

xanthophyll
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

xanthophyll
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

xanthophylle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Xanthophyll
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Xanthophyll
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キサントフィル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크 산토 필
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Xanthophyll
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xanthophyll
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாந்தோபைல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Xanthophyll
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ksantofil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

xantofilla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ksantofil
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ксантофилл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

xantofilă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξανθοφύλλης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

xanthophyll
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

xantofyll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

xanthophyll
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of xanthophyll

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XANTHOPHYLL»

The term «xanthophyll» is normally little used and occupies the 118.149 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «XANTHOPHYLL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about xanthophyll

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XANTHOPHYLL»

Discover the use of xanthophyll in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to xanthophyll and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Photosynthetic Pigments of Algae
pe- zizaxanthin, orange xanthophyll (from antheridia of Fucus: B-carotene; see Williams, 1967), xanthophyll (from Porphyra vulgaris: lutein), and yellow xanthrophyll (neoxanthin and violaxanthin), the latter two pigments showing a ...
K. S. Rowan, 1989
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Ascorbate-Glutathione Pathway and Stress Tolerance in Plants
In almost all species of plants exists a photoprotection mechanism, strongly dependent on ascorbate, called common name “xanthophyll cycle”. Term “ xanthophyll cycle” means cyclic enzymatic removal of epoxy groups from xanthophylls ...
Naser A. Anjum, Shahid Umar, Ming-Tsair Chan, 2010
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Natural Products
(i) Xanthophyll (Lutein) Xanthophyll is very widely distributed in nature and is found (either free or as an ester) along with carotenes and chlorophyll in green parts of plants. Other important sources are red and yellow blossoms. Xanthophyll ...
O. P. Agarwal, 2006
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Xanthophyll levels were, however, all very low, giving much higher carotene/ xanthophyll ratios than were normal for Jerseys. Carotene and xanthophyll levels in the blood of the pedigree Ayrshire cows were relatively low, being, throughout  ...
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Photosynthesis: Mechanisms and Effects
Non-photochemical quenching in four unicellular algae with different light- harvesting and xanthophyll-cycle pigments Catharina Casper-Lindley and Olle Bjb'rkman Carnegie Institution of Washington 260 Panama Street, Stanford, CA 94305, ...
G. Garab, 1998
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Handbook of Plant and Crop Stress, Second Edition
In greening tobacco leaves, where photoprotection needs are important, higher levels of xanthophyll cycle pigments than those of mature leaves could be detected |28]. Similarly, an increased resistance to photoinhibition could be correlated ...
Mohammad Pessarakli, 1999
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Advances in Botanical Research
Xanthophylls and flavonoids i. The Xanthophyll cycle. The Xanthophyll cycle is the cycle by which violaxanthin is rapidly and reversibly de‐epoxidized into zeaxanthin via the intermediate antheraxanthin. In response to low temperature, both ...
Jean-Claude Kader, Michel Delseny, 2011
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Light-Harvesting Antennas in Photosynthesis
xanthophyll in the 4th position is supposed to be present, it was concluded that 1- 2 Chls a per trimer are not in contact with a xanthophyll (Barzda et al., 2000). These Chls might correspond to the Chls at siteBl orB3. 4. Chlorophyll- Xanthophyll ...
Beverley Green, W.W. Parson, 2003
9
Focus on Macular Degeneration Research
Risk groups are all subjects older than 50 years, because the incidence of AMD is strongly correlated with age. Assuming that a low optical density of xanthophyll is a potential risk factor for AMD, smokers [Hammond et al. 1996], subjects with a  ...
O. R. Ioseliani, 2004
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Proceedings of the Royal Society
difficulty from green or yellow leaves ; but being then mixed with yellow xanthophyll, it is almost impossible to obtain it pure, and it therefore turns green when treated with hydrochloric acid and turpentine. If no sensitizer be present, such ...
Royal Society (London), 1873

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «XANTHOPHYLL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term xanthophyll is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eat Well to Be Well: Two nutrients everyone needs for a sharp mind …
Lutein and zeaxanthin are members of xanthophyll carotenoids, which are part of more than 600 naturally occurring pigments found in nature that are the ... «Osage County Online | Osage County News, Jul 15»
2
Tree change
The brown colour comes from tannin, the orange from carotene (same as carrots) and the yellow colour comes from xanthophyll, as seen in bananas and egg ... «The West Australian, Jun 15»
3
Lutein and Zeaxanthin Benefit Young and Old Alike
Xanthophylls are yellow pigments and one of the two major subgroups in the carotenoid family. Lutein and zeaxanthin are two carotenoids within the xanthophyll ... «Nutritional Outlook, Apr 15»
4
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xanthophyll. ProfileFollowUnfollow. xanthophyll Máté Petrány. 4/20/15 6:06pm. Edit; Delete; Invite manually; Follow xanthophyll; Unfollow xanthophyll; Follow ... «Jalopnik, Apr 15»
5
How vitamin C helps plants beat the sun
One way that plants protect themselves from excess light is to convert it to heat and let it dissipate through a series of reactions called the xanthophyll cycle that ... «Phys.Org, Jan 15»
6
The Yenko Camaro Is Back For 2015 And It Has 700 Horsepower
xanthophyll. ProfileFollowUnfollow. xanthophyll Patrick George. 11/06/14 1:15pm. Edit; Delete; Invite manually; Follow xanthophyll; Unfollow xanthophyll; Follow ... «Jalopnik, Nov 14»
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Who is Mikhail Tsvet?
At this time it was believed that plants had only two pigments, chlorophyll and xanthophyll, but Tsvet was able to establish that there were two forms of ... «Chromatography Today, Oct 14»
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Vì sao mùa thu lá đổi màu?
Nhưng dù chất diệp lục có vai trò quan trọng như vậy, song ngoài chất diệp lục, cây còn có một số dạng sắc tố carotene và xanthophyll. Xanthophyll tiếng Hi ... «VNReview, Oct 14»
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In Pictures: Autumn takes hold
And yellow leaves are caused by xanthophyll, which is also present in bananas and egg yolks. The intensity and the longevity of the autumn colours varies each ... «Aljazeera.com, Oct 14»
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Fall Colors Spotted from Space (Photos)
Carotenes and xanthophyll pigments appear yellow to orange. Meanwhile, fiery reds and deep purple leaf colors come from anthocyanins, which are exclusively ... «LiveScience.com, Sep 14»

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