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Where does “fucoxanthin” come from?

fucoxanthin (English) comes from Latin fūcus, from Ancient Greek φῦκος, from Hebrew פוך — eye-rouge.

fucoxanthin (English): A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of...

Definitions

  1. A carotenoid pigment found in the chloroplasts of...

Ancestry of “fucoxanthin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūcus—
2Ancient Greekφῦκοςseaweed
3Hebrewפוךeye-rouge

Words derived from “fucoxanthin”

  • isofucoxanthin
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