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carotene meaning in Tamil

உயிர்ச்சத்து ஏ மூலப்பொருள்

/ˈkæɹ.əˌtiːn/US/ˈkæɹ.əˌtin/

carotene in Tamil: உயிர்ச்சத்து ஏ மூலப்பொருள், ஒரு வகை நிறப்பொருள், கரோட்டுன், கரோற்றீன். In English, carotene means a class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.

Tamil words for carotene

உயிர்ச்சத்து ஏ மூலப்பொருள், ஒரு வகை நிறப்பொருள், கரோட்டுன், கரோற்றீன், மஞ்சளம், கரற்றீன்

English meaning of carotene

  1. noun A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
  2. noun Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C₄₀H₅₆, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.

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Questions about carotene in Tamil

What is the meaning of carotene in Tamil?
Carotene in Tamil is உயிர்ச்சத்து ஏ மூலப்பொருள், ஒரு வகை நிறப்பொருள், கரோட்டுன், கரோற்றீன்.
carotene என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Carotene: உயிர்ச்சத்து ஏ மூலப்பொருள், ஒரு வகை நிறப்பொருள், கரோட்டுன், கரோற்றீன்.
What does carotene mean in English?
Carotene means a class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: carotene (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: carotene (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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