noun🔗Share胡萝卜素 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."The carrots provided a rich source of carotenes, giving the soup a vibrant orange color. "这些胡萝卜富含胡萝卜素,使汤呈现出鲜艳的橙色。compoundsubstancechemistryplantbiologybiochemistrycolorvegetablefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share胡萝卜素,类胡萝卜素。 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."Eating orange vegetables like carrots helps our bodies get carotenes, which our livers then turn into vitamin A. "吃像胡萝卜这样的橙色蔬菜能帮助我们的身体获取胡萝卜素,这些胡萝卜素之后会在我们的肝脏中转化为维生素A。substancechemistrybiochemistrybiologyvegetablefoodcompoundphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading