BETA-CAROTENE

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Meaning:

An isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("beta-carotene" is a kind of...):

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

carotene; carotin; provitamin A (an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver)

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