Carotene
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carotene is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- carotenes
Synonyms for carotene
Depending on context, synonyms include carotin.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carotin, carrotene, carotenoid, carotinoid, carotenid, carotane.
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