Definitions For Xanthein

Noun

XANTHEIN. (countable and uncountable, plural XANTHEINs) (chemistry) The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants.

Usage notes

Xanthein and similar-sounding words have also been used for several different yellow compounds derived from plants.

Synonyms

xanthin xanthine

Translations

Irish: xantaein, f

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, fr, xantheine}}, apparently an arbitrary respelling to distinguish it from the similarly spelled xanthine. Ultimately from (Ancient Greek) ; see xanthine.

Anagrams

xanthine

Is Xanthein a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
19

The word Xanthein is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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