Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beta-carotene

1 sense of beta-carotene

Sense 1
beta-carotene -- (an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables)
       => provitamin A, carotene, carotin -- (an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver)
       => carotenoid -- (any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals)