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hydroxycarotenoid

hydroxycarotenoid noun: any carotenoid that has one or more hydroxyl group (typically an even number).

Noun

hydroxycarotenoid (plural hydroxycarotenoids)

  1. Any carotenoid that has one or more hydroxyl group (typically an even number)

Forms of hydroxycarotenoid

pluralhydroxycarotenoids

Questions about hydroxycarotenoid

What does hydroxycarotenoid mean?
Hydroxycarotenoid means any carotenoid that has one or more hydroxyl group (typically an even number).
What part of speech is hydroxycarotenoid?
Hydroxycarotenoid is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxycarotenoid?
The plural of hydroxycarotenoid is hydroxycarotenoids.

Words near hydroxycarotenoid in the dictionary

  1. hydroxycarbamates
  2. hydroxycarbamide
  3. hydroxycarbonate
  4. hydroxycarbonates
  5. hydroxycarboxylic
  6. hydroxycarotenoid
  7. hydroxycarotenoids
  8. hydroxyceramide
  9. hydroxyceramides
  10. hydroxychalcone
  11. hydroxychalcones

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