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beta-carotene

UK/biː.təˈkæɹ.ə.tiːn/US/ˌbeɪ.təˈkæɹ.əˌtin/

beta-carotene noun: a plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene, found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits and important in the diet as a precursor of vitamin A.

Noun

beta-carotene (uncountable)

  1. A plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene, found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits and important in the diet as a precursor of vitamin A.

beta-carotene meaning in Indonesian

beta-carotene in Indonesian

Translations
beta karoten

Forms of beta-carotene

alternative formbetacarotene
alternative formbeta carotene
alternative formβ-carotene

Origin of beta-carotene

From beta + carotene.

Questions about beta-carotene

What does beta-carotene mean?
Beta-carotene means a plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene, found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits and important in the diet as a precursor of vitamin A.
What is beta-carotene in Indonesian?
Beta-carotene in Indonesian is beta karoten. See Beta-carotene meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is beta-carotene?
Beta-carotene is a noun.
How do you pronounce beta-carotene?
Beta-carotene is pronounced /biː.təˈkæɹ.ə.tiːn/ (UK).

Words near beta-carotene in the dictionary

  1. beta-beams
  2. beta-blockade
  3. beta-blockades
  4. beta-blocker
  5. beta-blockers
  6. beta-carotene
  7. beta-compactification
  8. beta-compactifications
  9. beta-glucan
  10. beta-glucans
  11. beta-glucosidase

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