noun
carotene
KAIR-uh-teen/ˈkærətiːn/
An orange plant pigment that can be converted into vitamin A.
The carrots' orange color comes partly from their carotene.
Etymology
The carrot name supplies the identifying part of this chemical term: carotene is the orange pigment found in carrots and other plants.
In context
when we learn that carrots have beta carotene and and then we start making tablets out of beta carotene because we think carrots are good and good for health good for heart health
More examples
- The laboratory measures carotene in the plant sample.
- Pumpkins contain the pigment carotene.
- The body can convert beta-carotene into vitamin A.
Similar words
- chlorophyll
- A green plant pigment involved in photosynthesis.
- pigment
- Any coloring substance rather than this particular chemical group.