carotene

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1. carôtin

   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

   Beta-carotene also helps to keep your skin healthy and young-looking.

2. carôtin

   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

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• carotenes plural