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violaxanthin en · NOUN

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A xanthophyll pigment (a di-epoxide, derived from zeaxanthin) that occurs in many plants.
- It can be assumed that the sinensiaxanthins and sinensiachromes represent degradation products of the violaxanthins, luteoxanthins and auroxanthins which are found in considerable amounts in yellow roses. 2012, N.I. Krinsky, Carotenoids: Chemistry and Biology, page 11:

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Synonyms

E161e when used as a food colouring