noun🔗ShareКаротинA 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 vibrant orange color of carrots comes from carotene, a pigment also found in sweet potatoes and pumpkins. "Яркий оранжевый цвет моркови происходит от каротина, пигмента, который также содержится в батате и тыквах.substancechemistrybiochemistryplantcolorbiologyvegetablefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareКаротинSpecifically, 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 carrots provides your body with carotene, which your liver then converts into vitamin A. "Употребление моркови обеспечивает ваш организм каротином, который затем печень преобразует в витамин А.biochemistrysubstancechemistrybiologycompoundfoodvegetablephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
