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carotene

car·o·tene
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kar-uh-teen]
    • /ˈkær əˌtin/
    • /ˈkær.ə.tiːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-uh-teen]
    • /ˈkær əˌtin/

Definitions of carotene word

  • noun carotene any of four orange-red isomers of an unsaturated hydrocarbon present in many plants (β-carotene is the orange pigment of carrots) and converted to vitamin A in the liver. Formula: C40H56 3
  • noun carotene any of several red or orange-colored isomeric hydrocarbons, C40H56, found in butter and in carrots and certain other vegetables, and changed into vitamin A in the liver 3
  • noun carotene any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A. 1
  • noun carotene (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. 1
  • noun carotene orange pigment 1
  • noun carotene (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. 0
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Origin of carotene

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Late Latin carōt(a) carrot + -ene

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Parts of speech for Carotene

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • carotenoid

    any of a group of red or yellow pigments, including carotenes, found in plants and certain animal tissues

  • beta carotene

    a yellowish form of carotene: a dietary deficiency of this is associated with a greater risk of certain cancers

  • antioxidant

    An antioxidant is a substance which slows down the damage that can be caused to other substances by the effects of oxygen. Foods which contain antioxidants are thought to be very good for you.

  • carotin

    carotene.

  • chrysophyte

    any of the golden alga species

  • golden-brown algae

    a group of mostly marine, motile algae of the phylum Chlorophyta, characterized by the presence of the pigments chlorophyll, carotene, and xanthophyll, which impart golden to yellow-brown colors.
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