| NOUN | substance | carotenoid | any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals |
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| Meaning | Any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals. | |
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| Narrower | beta-carotene | An isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables |
| carotene | yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants | |
| lycopene | carotenoid that makes tomatoes red | |
| xanthophyll, xanthophyl, lutein | yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks | |
| zeaxanthin | yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow Indian corn | |
| Broader | antioxidant | Substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides |
| phytochemical | A chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive | |
| pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid / liquid to produce paint, etc.) | |
| Spanish | carotenoide | |
| Catalan | carotenoide | |
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