Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun carotenoid

1 sense of carotenoid

Sense 1
carotenoid -- (any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals)
       => phytochemical -- (a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive)
       => pigment -- (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
       => antioxidant -- (substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides)