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Carotenoid Very Common

Carotenoid has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals

2

Any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.

Adjective
1

Of or relating to such a class of pigments.

See Also
xanthorhodopsin violaxanthal phytoene astaxanthin yellow carotenoic acid carotenone epoxycarotenoid
Related Terms
xanthorhodopsin violaxanthal phytoene astaxanthin yellow carotenoic acid carotenone epoxycarotenoid nostoxanthin taraxanthin neochrome megastigmatrienone phoenicopterone diketospirilloxanthin lutein lactucaxanthin eschscholtzxanthin lycopersene astacein beta carotene
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
phytochemical pigment antioxidant
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
carotene lycopene beta-carotene xanthophyll zeaxanthin
Rhyming Words
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