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Vitamin A source
Answer for the clue "Vitamin A source ", 8 letters:
carotene
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Word definitions for carotene in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn: provitamin A , carotin ] yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hydrocarbon found in carrots and other plants, 1861, from German carotin , coined 1831 by German chemist H.W.F. Wackenroder (1789-1854) from Latin carota "carrot" (see carrot ) + German form of chemical suffix -ine (2), denoting a hydrocarbon.
Usage examples of carotene.
She was tell-tagging great herds of beasts, varieties of hadrosaur she had not previously noted, and was nearly to the Great Rift where the carotene grass grew.
Constantly taking Vitamin E, constantly grazing on fruits and vegetables for their beta carotene and potassium, I mean you wouldnt believe how much carrot-juice he drank, and as for potassium, hey, potassium could have been his middle name, he had a real obsession about it, he practically had grapes and bananas coming out of his ears.