carotenoid

English

Etymology

carotene +‎ -oid

Noun

carotenoid (plural carotenoids)

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

Derived terms

Translations

class of organic compounds

Catalan: carotenoide m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 類胡蘿蔔素, 类胡萝卜素 (lèihúluóbosù)
Finnish: karotenoidi (fi)
French: caroténoïde (fr)
Galician: carotenoide (gl) m
German: Karotinoid n, Carotinoid n (technical)

Greek: καροτενοειδή m (karotenoeidí)
Italian: carotenoide (it) m
Japanese: カロテノイド (karotenoido)
Polish: karotenoid (pl) m
Portuguese: carotenoide m
Spanish: carotenoide (es) m

Adjective

carotenoid (not comparable)

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

See also

Anagrams

co-ordinate, coordinate, coronadite, coördinate, decoration

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