Associations to the word «Carotene»
Noun
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Adjective
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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