Vi fant 4 definisjoner av carotene på engelsk.
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| carotene - yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants | ||
| carotene - an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver | ||
| provitamin A, carotin | ||
| provitamin vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues | ||
Substantiv |
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| carotene - 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 single and double bonds. | ||
| carotene - 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. |