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carotenoid

/kəˈrɒt.ən.ɔɪd/

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noun

/kəˈrɒt.ən.ɔɪd/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее любой из класса высоконенасыщенных желтых или красных пигментов, встречающихся в природе в растениях и животных.

A noun referring to any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments that occur naturally in plants and animals.

  1. Pigment classC1formalscientific

    Any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals, often serving as antioxidants or precursors to vitamin A.

    ruКласс пигментов

    • Carotenoids give carrots their orange color.
    • Lutein is a carotenoid found in leafy greens.
    • Animals cannot synthesize carotenoids and must obtain them from their diet.
Forms
  • carotenoids plural form
  • carotenoids' possessive plural form
  • carotenoid's possessive singular form