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葉黃素

简叶黄素 · 繁葉黃素

Mandarin · pinyin yè huáng sù

lutein (biochemistry)

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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
黃: huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
黄: huáng · yellow; surname

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4–2–4 · ye4 huang2 su4

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noun

(organic chemistry) lutein

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