Useful english dictionary. 2012.
be|ta-car|o|tene — «BAY tuh KAR uh teen, BEE », noun. an isomer of carotene, one molecule of which is capable of yielding two molecules of vitamin A … Useful english dictionary
be·ta-car·o·tene — /ˈbeıtəˈkerəˌtiːn/ noun [noncount] technical : a natural substance that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables and that helps your body grow and be healthy … Useful english dictionary
carotene — car·o·tene … English syllables
carotene — car•o•tene [[t]ˈkær əˌtin[/t]] also car•o•tin [[t] tɪn[/t]] n. biochem. nut any of three yellow or orange fat soluble pigments having the formula C40H56, found in many plants, esp. carrots, and transformed into vitamin A in the liver; provitamin… … From formal English to slang
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
betacarotene — be·ta car·o·tene also be·ta car·o·tene (bā tə kărʹə tēn , bē ) n. The isomeric form of carotene that is widely distributed in nature and most efficiently converted to vitamin A by the body. * * * … Universalium
carotene — A class of carotenoids, yellow red pigments (lipochromes) widely distributed in plants and animals, notably in carrots, and closely related in structure to the xanthophylls and lycopenes and to the open chain squalene; of particular interest in… … Medical dictionary
beta-carotene — be·ta car·o·tene or ß carotene kar ə .tēn n an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits … Medical dictionary
betacarotene — be·ta·car·o·tene (ba″tə karґə tēn) see under carotene … Medical dictionary
β-carotene 1515Ò‘-monooxygenase — β car·o·tene 15,15ґ mono·oxy·gen·ase (karґo tēn mon″o okґsĭ jən ās) [EC 1.14.99.36] an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the oxidative cleavage of β carotene in the intestinal mucosa, forming… … Medical dictionary
