noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The carrots provided a rich source of carotenes, giving the soup a vibrant orange color. " compound substance chemistry plant biology biochemistry color vegetable food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "Eating orange vegetables like carrots helps our bodies get carotenes, which our livers then turn into vitamin A. " substance chemistry biochemistry biology vegetable food compound physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading