Associations to the word «Lycopene»

Wiktionary

LYCOPENE, noun. (organic compound) A red carotenoid pigment found in tomatoes, other red vegetables, and in animal tissue; there is some evidence that it may lower the risk of prostate cancer.

Dictionary definition

LYCOPENE, noun. Carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats