crocetin

C3R1O1C3E1T1I1N1

noun

A natural carotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is found in the crocus flower.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nouncrocetin (countable and uncountable, plural crocetins)

plural crocetins

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA natural carotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is found in the crocus flower.

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