Carotene Definition
kărə-tēn
carotenes
noun
carotenes
Any of several red or orange isomeric hydrocarbons, C40H56, found in butter and in carrots and certain other vegetables, and changed into vitamin A in the liver.
Webster's New World
(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.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- carotin
- provitamin A
Other Word Forms of Carotene
Noun
Singular:
carotenePlural:
carotenesOrigin of Carotene
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German Karotin from Latin carōta carrot carrot
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From car(r)ot + -ene.
From Wiktionary
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