| luteol | <chemical> Any of several yellow accessory pigments which found in plant leaves, egg yolks and human blood plasma, these pigments are oxygenated derivatives of carotenes and are involved in photosynthesis, for example lutein, violaxanthin and neoxanthine. (11 May 1997) |
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| luteolin | <chemistry> A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's broom (Reseda luteola). Origin: From NL. Reseda luteola, fr. L. Luteolus yellowish, fr. Luteus: cf. F. Luteoline. See Luteous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| luteolysin | Any agent, natural or compounded, that destroys the function of the corpus luteum. Origin: L. Luteus, saffron-yellow, + G. Lysis, dissolution (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteolysis | Degeneration or destruction of ovarian luteinised tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteolytic | Promoting or characteristic of luteolysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteolytic agents | Chemical compounds causing corpus luteum regression or degeneration. (12 Dec 1998) |