Definitions from Wiktionary (carotene)
▸ noun: (organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
▸ noun: (organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C₄₀H₅₆, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.
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▸ noun: (organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
▸ noun: (organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C₄₀H₅₆, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.
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carotin,
provitamin a,
carrotene,
carotenoid,
carotinoid,
carotenid,
carotane,
carotenol,
carotenoic acid,
carrotin,
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▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to carotene
▸ Usage examples for carotene
▸ Idioms related to carotene
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing carotene
▸ Words that often appear near carotene
▸ Rhymes of carotene
▸ Invented words related to carotene