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| lu·te·in [ ltee in, l tn ] |
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1. yellow pigment in egg yolk: a yellow carotenoid pigment found in many plants and egg yolks
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2. dried tissue: a powdered preparation of the tissue corpus luteum formed after the release of an ovum
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| [Mid-19th century. < Latin luteus "yellow"] |
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