Associations to the word «Carotene»
Noun
- Beta
- Vitamin
- Carrot
- Pigment
- Smoker
- Supplement
- Vegetable
- Asbestos
- Mg
- Placebo
- Cis
- Manganese
- Zinc
- Precursor
- Intake
- Squash
- Blocker
- Cleavage
- Biosynthesis
- Cataract
- Potassium
- Ester
- Hydrocarbon
- Magnesium
- Nutrient
- Mango
- Alga
- Alpha
- Lung
- Serum
- Incidence
- Calcium
- Sprout
- Cancer
- Absorption
- Carbohydrate
- Degeneration
- Acid
- Calorie
- Cholesterol
- Fat
- Zeta
- Acetate
- Tomato
- Deficiency
- Vita
- Dose
- Pumpkin
- Mortality
- Phosphorus
- Diet
- Mineral
- Coloring
- Blindness
- Hypertension
- Potato
- Toxicity
- Yr
- Cabbage
- Prevention
- Radical
- Allergy
- Solubility
- Additive
- Trans
- Oxidation
- Lipid
- Melon
- Fruit
- Dosage
- Chromatography
- Iron
- Metabolism
- Garlic
- Cer
- Fiber
- Yellow
- Plasma
- Liver
Adjective
Verb
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.
CAROTENE, 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.
Dictionary definition
CAROTENE, noun. An orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver.
CAROTENE, noun. Yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants.
Wise words
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