Hypertext Webster Gateway: "carotene"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carotene
n 1: an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many
plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn: {provitamin
A}, {carotin}]
2: yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants
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