Carotenoid (Crossword clue)

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We found 5 answers for “Carotenoid” .

This page shows answers to the clue Carotenoid, followed by 7 definitions like “One of the carotenoids”, “Resembling carotene” and “A yellow, red, or orange substance found mostly in plants”.

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ZEAXANTHIN
XANTHOPHYLL

Definitions of “Carotenoid”
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• A yellow, red, or orange substance found mostly in plants
• Accessory lipophilic photosynthetic pigments in plants and bacteria
• Any of a number of orange-red or yellow pigments similar to carotene found in leaves
• Carotenoid: One of a group of compounds that includes beta-carotene
• Any of a group of yellow, orange, red, or brown pigments found in many living organisms
• Any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
• Carotenoids are organic pigments that are found in the chloroplasts and chromoplasts of plants and some other photosynthetic organisms
• Any of a group of nonnitrogenous yellow, orange, or red pigments (biochromes) that are almost universally distributed in living things

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