See Also: Lutein(medicine)
lutein(dictionary)
lutein cells(medicine)
granulosa lutein cells(medicine)
theca lutein cell(medicine)

lutein (iou)



lutein noun. M19.
[from Latin luteum egg-yolk (use as noun of neut. of luteus yellow) + -IN1.]
Biochemistry. A yellow xanthophyll pigment present in the leaves of plants, in egg-yolk, and in the corpus luteum.