carotenoid

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carotenoid

  • /kəˈɹɒtɪˌnɔɪd/ UK
  • /ˈkæɹətɪˌnɔɪd/ UK
  • /kəˈɹɑtɪˌnɔɪd/ US
  • /ˈkæɹətɪˌnɔɪd/ US

noun carotenoids

  1. Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to such a class of pigments.

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noun class of organic compounds

Españolcarotenoide
한국어카로티노이드 karotinoideu
日本語カロテノイド karotenoido
中文類胡蘿蔔素 /类胡萝卜素 lèihúluóbosù
Portuguêscarotenoide
Françaiscaroténoïde
DeutschKarotinoid, Carotinoid
Italianocarotenoide
Ελληνικάκαροτενοειδή karotenoeidí

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"carotenoid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carotenoid. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"carotenoid." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carotenoid.

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@misc{carotenoid_2026,
  title = {carotenoid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carotenoid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}