noun🔗ShareКаротиныA 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. "Морковь обеспечила богатый источник каротинов, придав супу яркий оранжевый цвет.compoundsubstancechemistryplantbiologybiochemistrycolorvegetablefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareКаротиныSpecifically, 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. "Употребление в пищу оранжевых овощей, таких как морковь, помогает нашему организму получать каротины, которые затем наша печень превращает в витамин А.substancechemistrybiochemistrybiologyvegetablefoodcompoundphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading