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carotenoid
noun ca·rot·en·oid \kə-ˈrä-tə-ˌnȯid\
Definition of CAROTENOID
: any of various usually yellow to red pigments (as carotenes) found widely in plants and animals and characterized chemically by a long aliphatic polyene chain composed of eight isoprene units
— carotenoid adjective
Variants of CAROTENOID
ca·rot·en·oid also ca·rot·in·oid \kə-ˈrä-tə-ˌnȯid\
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First Known Use of CAROTENOID
1911
Rhymes with CAROTENOID
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carotenoid
noun ca·rot·en·oid
Medical Definition of CAROTENOID
: any of various usually yellow to red pigments (as carotenes) found widely in plants and animals and characterized chemically by a long aliphatic polyene chain composed of eight isoprene units
—carotenoid adjective
Variants of CAROTENOID
ca·rot·en·oid also ca·rot·in·oid \kə-ˈrät-ən-ˌȯid\
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