- cryptoxanthin
[cryptoxanthin 词源字典]
- "A yellow carotenoid pigment which is a metabolic precursor of vitamin A and is commonly found in plants and in other sources such as egg yolk", 1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From crypto- + xanthin, after German Kryptoxanthin.[cryptoxanthin etymology, cryptoxanthin origin, 英语词源]