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carotin

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[kar-uh-tin] / ˈkær ə tɪn /

noun

  1. carotene.


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Associated with it are other pigments, which have been variously reported as carotin, phycoxanthin, etc.

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

The reaction of carotin toward bromine is peculiar.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Yellow tomatoes have only carotin as their skin-pigment, while lycopersicin is usually present in the flesh of the ripe fruits of all varieties and in the skin of red ones.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

This group includes the two brilliant yellow pigments, carotin and xanthophyll, and the reddish brown fucoxanthin and the brilliant red lycopersicin, which are similar in their chemical composition.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred