BETACAROTENE | • betacarotene n. (Pharmacology) The international nonproprietary name of beta-carotene when used as a drug. • beta-carotene n. (Biochemistry) A plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene, found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables… • beta␣carotene n. Alternative spelling of beta-carotene. |
BETACAROTENES | • BETACAROTENE n. a nutrient found in yellow and orange fruits and vegetables. |
CAROTENE | • carotene n. (Organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through… • carotene n. (Organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C40H56, (especially… • CAROTENE n. any of a number of reddish-yellow pigments widely distributed in plants that are converted to vitamin A in the body, also CAROTIN, CARROTIN. |
CAROTENES | • carotenes n. Plural of carotene. • CAROTENE n. any of a number of reddish-yellow pigments widely distributed in plants that are converted to vitamin A in the body, also CAROTIN, CARROTIN. |
CAROTENOID | • carotenoid n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls. • carotenoid adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or relating to such a class of pigments. • CAROTENOID n. any of a group of pigments similar to carotenes, found in plant and some animal tissues, also CAROTINOID. |
CAROTENOIDS | • carotenoids n. Plural of carotenoid. • CAROTENOID n. any of a group of pigments similar to carotenes, found in plant and some animal tissues, also CAROTINOID. |
PROTEND | • protend v. (Obsolete, transitive) To hold out; to stretch forth. • PROTEND v. (archaic) to stretch forth, hold out. |
PROTENDED | • protended v. Simple past tense and past participle of protend. • PROTEND v. (archaic) to stretch forth, hold out. |
PROTENDING | • protending v. Present participle of protend. • PROTEND v. (archaic) to stretch forth, hold out. |
PROTENDS | • protends v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of protend. • PROTEND v. (archaic) to stretch forth, hold out. |
PROTENSE | • PROTENSE n. (Spenser) an extension in time, a duration. |
PROTENSES | • PROTENSE n. (Spenser) an extension in time, a duration. |
PROTENSION | • protension n. A drawing out; extension; stretching; duration. • PROTENSION n. duration. |
PROTENSIONS | • protensions n. Plural of protension. • PROTENSION n. duration. |
PROTENSITIES | • PROTENSITY n. (archaic) duration, extension in time. |
PROTENSITY | • protensity n. Synonym of protension. • PROTENSITY n. (archaic) duration, extension in time. |
PROTENSIVE | • protensive adj. Drawn out; extended. • PROTENSIVE adj. extensive in time or length. |
PROTENSIVELY | • protensively adv. In a protensive fashion. • PROTENSIVE adv. extensive in time or length. |
ROTENONE | • rotenone n. (Chemistry) A toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and related plants, widely… • ROTENONE n. an insecticide and fish-poison prepared from derris and other roots. |
ROTENONES | • rotenones n. Plural of rotenone. • ROTENONE n. an insecticide and fish-poison prepared from derris and other roots. |