noun🔗ShareKarotineA 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."The carrots provided a rich source of carotenes, giving the soup a vibrant orange color. "Die Karotten lieferten eine reiche Quelle an Karotinen, die der Suppe eine leuchtend orange Farbe verliehen.compoundsubstancechemistryplantbiologybiochemistrycolorvegetablefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCarotineSpecifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C40H56, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver."Eating orange vegetables like carrots helps our bodies get carotenes, which our livers then turn into vitamin A. "Der Verzehr von orangenem Gemüse wie Karotten hilft unserem Körper, Carotine aufzunehmen, die unsere Leber dann in Vitamin A umwandelt.substancechemistrybiochemistrybiologyvegetablefoodcompoundphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
