carotenoid

Speech parts

1. carotenoid - Noun

2. carotenoid - Adjective

Meaning

any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lutein carotene xanthophyll lycopene beta-carotene zeaxanthin astaxanthin carotenoids cryptoxanthin canthaxanthin fucoxanthin violaxanthin capsanthin myxoxanthophyll antheraxanthin
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Hypernyms

pigment antioxidant phytochemical

Hyponyms

lutein carotene xanthophyll lycopene beta-carotene zeaxanthin

Phrases with the word

carotenoid-containing carotenoid-rich carotenoid pigment carotenoid-producing

Anagrams

coordinate decoration coronadite Coronatide

Examples

Adverse effects Test tube containing a dichloromethane solution of lycopene Lycopene is non-toxic and is commonly found in the diet, but cases of excessive carotenoid intake have been reported. Source: Internet

After eight weeks, the group using both antioxidant plus carotenoid supplements and creams had the best results. Source: Internet

Omnivorous animal species which are relatively poor converters of coloured dietary carotenoids to colourless retinoids have yellowed-coloured body fat, as a result of the carotenoid retention from the vegetable portion of their diet. Source: Internet

However, use of the antioxidant cream without carotenoids, along with the antioxidant plus carotenoid supplement, gave poorer results than the supplement alone. Source: Internet

Bright yellow and red carotenoid pigments are commonplace in this family, and thus blue structural colours are rather rare, as the yellow pigments turn the blue color into green. Source: Internet

The carotenoid beta- cryptoxanthin possesses an ionone group and has vitamin activity in humans. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

carotenogenic carotenoic carotenoic acid carotenoid pigment carotenoid-containing carotenoid-producing