carotenes

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A form of carotene — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of carotene

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

carotenes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carotenes

MLA

“carotenes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carotenes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carotenes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carotenes.

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