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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver;
[syn: provitamin A, carotene, carotin]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Carotin \Ca*ro"tin\, n. (Chem.) A red crystallizable tasteless substance, extracted from the carrot. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

carotin n 1: an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver [syn: provitamin A, carotene, carotin]