carotene
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See also: carotène
English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]carotene (countable and uncountable, plural carotenes)
- (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.
- (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.
Synonyms
[edit]- E160 (when used as a food colouring)
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[edit]class of plant pigments
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Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]carotene m (plural caroteni)
Further reading
[edit]- carotene in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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