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beta-carotene

DEFINITIONS OF: beta-carotene

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n an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables

Type of:
carotenoid
any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
carotene, carotin, provitamin A
an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
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