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car·o·tene

-t

) KEY also car·o·tin (-t

n) KEY

NOUN:

An orange-yellow to red crystalline pigment, C₄₀H₅₆, found in animal tissue and certain plants, such as carrots and squash. It exists in several isomeric forms and is converted to vitamin A in the liver.

ETYMOLOGY:
German Karotin, from Latin carta, carrot ; see carrot

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