| 单词 | carotene |
| 释义 | carotene (once / 134311 pages) n WORD FAMILY carotene: carotenes USAGE EXAMPLESCows that eat grass and flowers store the yellow pigment beta carotene, found naturally in those plants, in their fat. New York Times(Oct 14, 2016) "Golden Rice" produces beta carotene in the grain, which rice does not do in the natural world. Reuters(Jun 30, 2016) It’s made of carotene—the same protein our fingernails and hair are made of. National Geographic(Jun 26, 2016) 1n yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants Hyper carotenoid any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals 2n an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver Syn|Hypo|Hyper carotin, provitamin A beta-carotene an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables provitamin vitamin precursor; a substance that is converted into a vitamin in animal tissues |
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