carotene Definition
caro·tene (kar′ə tēn′)
carotene Usage Examples
Converse of object
- contain: Orange Carrots contain beta carotene, with some alpha-carotene, both of which are orange pigments.
- include: Also in addition a wide range of vitamins and supplements, including Beta carotene.
- produce: It is unrealistic to think you can simply introduce a new plant and that it will then produce carotene on demand.
- take: The study itself was not stopped, but the participants were told to stop taking the beta carotene and vitamin A or placebos.
- have: Beech and maple, which have more anthocyanin have red leaves in autumn while hazel and birch have more carotene and yellow autumn leaves.
- convert: They are an excellent source of vitamin A our bodies convert the orange pigment carotene into it.
Preposition: in
food: Some of it may be diet: red spots seem to need carotene in the food.
Adjective modifier
- Beta: Beta carotene is a building block of vitamin A, which is essential for human health.
- beta: These are rich in beta carotene which helps maintain healthy linings in the nasal cavities.
- more: The more carotene a plant produced, the smaller it was.
- excess: Might the excess carotene in the seed affect in some way the nourishment and growth of a germinating rice plant?
- much: Claims are made that this variety has twice as much carotene as other varieties.
Modifies a noun
- supplement: Should Americans who don't smoke take beta carotene supplements?
- content: The high beta carotene content has also been shown to aid the fertility of dairy cows.
- level: Continuing research efforts to boost beta carotene levels in rice despite limited funding.
- pigment: Overall skin color depends on: 1 ) Carotene pigments in subcutaneous fat ( adipose tissue ) ( orange-yellow color ).
Noun used with modifier
- beta: Was running rich e beta carotene the logic went.
- alpha: Carrots are a great source of alpha carotene, probably more powerful than beta carotene in inhibiting processes that may lead to tumor growth.
- pigment: They are an excellent source of vitamin A our bodies convert the orange pigment carotene into it.
- antioxidant: A: : The bright orange color of pumpkin is a dead giveaway that pumpkin is loaded with the important antioxidant beta carotene.
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