CAROTENES
9 letters
11 Scrabble points
Definition of CAROTENES
noun
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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.
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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.
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Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
C
A
R
O
T
E
N
E
S
Length
9 letters
Scrabble Score
11 points
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