carotenoid
English Thesaurus
1. any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | antioxidant, |
| definition | : | substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | phytochemical, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive (noun.substance) |
| hypernym | : | pigment, |
| definition | : | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | carotene, |
| definition | : | yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lycopene, |
| definition | : | carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | beta-carotene, |
| definition | : | an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lutein, xanthophyl, xanthophyll, |
| definition | : | yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg yolks (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | zeaxanthin, |
| definition | : | yellow carotenoid (isomeric with lutein and occurs widely with it) that is the main pigment in yellow Indian corn (noun.substance) |
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