carotene

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,uncountable
  2. 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. countable,uncountable

词形变化

carotenes plural

词汇关系

近义词
E160
衍生词
beta-carotene carotenemia carotenoderma carotenogenesis carotenogenic carotenol carotenosis zeacarotene β-carotene
相关词
carotenoid

词源

Etymology tree
English car(r)ot
English -ene
English carotene
From car(r)ot + -ene.
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