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phytoene

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Skeletal formula of phytoene

Etymology

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From phyto- +‎ -ene.

Noun

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phytoene (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) An acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the precursor of the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigments

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