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 xanthineTranslations
Irish: xantaein, fEtymology
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
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The word Xanthein is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends