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carotin

American  
[kar-uh-tin] / ˈkær ə tɪn /

noun

  1. carotene.


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This observation suggested the chemical relation between the vitamine and carotin.

From The Vitamine Manual by Eddy, Walter H.

As an example of a lipochrome which has been isolated, crystallized and purified, we may mention carotin, which has recently been found in green leaves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

It is unlike carotin and xanthophyll in that it has basic properties, forming salts with acids, which are blue in color.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Xanthophyll differs markedly from carotin in its solubilities, being insoluble in petroleum ether and only sparingly soluble in carbon disulfide.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

It is, however, brilliantly red in color, and crystallizes in a different form and has a different adsorption spectrum from carotin.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred