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carotene
noun(car-o-tene)
any of several orange or red crystalline hydrocarbon pigments (such as C40H56) that occur in the chromoplasts of plants and in the fatty tissues of plant-eating animals and are convertible to vitamin A
carotene
noun(car-o-tene)
an isomer of carotene found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits

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