kas-kin-kurek

xanthophyll

Pronunciation

kɐskinkuɾɛk

Sound out kas-kin-kurek letter by letter:

• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• sss as in 'sun'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• iiee as in 'see'
• nnn as in 'no'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)

a yellow carotenoid pigment, C40H56O2, found with chlorophyll in green plants and identical with lutein; any of various related yellow pigments

• kas-kin-kurek — xanthophyll