secocarotenoid

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noun

Any carotenoid based on a triterpenoid, rather than the normal tetraterpenoid backbone

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Meanings

nounsecocarotenoid (plural secocarotenoids)

plural secocarotenoids

  1. chemistryAny carotenoid based on a triterpenoid, rather than the normal tetraterpenoid backbone

Origin

From seco- + carotenoid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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