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car·o·tene
 (kār'ə-tēn') Pronunciation Key
n. An orange-yellow to red crystalline pigment, C40H56, found in animal tissue and certain plants, such as carrots and squash. It exists in several isomeric forms and is converted to vitamin A in the liver. [German Karotin, from Latin carōta, carrot; see carrot.] |
| car·o·tin
(kār'ə-tĭn) Pronunciation Key
n. Variant of carotene. |
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| carotin | |
noun | |
| an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn: provitamin A] |
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Carotin
Ca*ro"tin\, n. (Chem.) A red crystallizable tasteless substance, extracted from the carrot.
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