CAROTENOID

carotenoid

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

carotenoid (plural carotenoids)

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.

Adjective

carotenoid (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Of or relating to such a class of pigments.

Anagrams

• co-ordinate, coordinate, coronadite, coördinate, decoration

Source: Wiktionary



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