Definizione monolingua

carotene

carotene (plural carotenes)

1. (organic chemistry) 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.
2. (organic chemistry) 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.

Definizione dizionario carotene

	carotene
	class of plant pigments

Altri significati:

(organic chemistry) 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.

(organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C <sub>40</sub> H <sub>56</sub> , (especially '''beta-carotene''' ), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.