Meaning Of The Word Carotene
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Carotene Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Carotene?
carotene in American English
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 noun: any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C40H56, found in many plants, esp. carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A carotene in British English noun: 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: C40 H56 |
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