BETA CAROTENE

Meaning of BETA CAROTENE in English

a reddish-orange antioxidant pigment found in dark yellow or orange fruits and vegetables. Beta carotene is a precursor of Vitamin A that is stored in the liver and converted as needed.

AIDS English Glossary. Английский словарь СПИДа. 2012

BETA-CAROTENE — noun Date: 1934 an isomer of carotene found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETA CAROTENE — n. Biochem. the most abundant of various isomers of carotene, C 40 H 56 , that can be converted by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETA CAROTENE — antioxidant isomeric form of carotene found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BETA-CAROTENE — noun Date: 1934 : an isomer of carotene found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETA-CAROTENE — Pronunciation: - ' ker- ə - ˌ t ē n, - ' ka-r ə - Function: noun Date: 1934 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BETA-CAROTENE — [be.ta-car.o.tene] n (1938): an isomer of carotene found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETA-CAROTENE — noun [ U ] a substance found in carrots and other plants, which is needed by humans
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETA CAROTENE — An antioxidant which protects cells against oxidation damage that can lead to cancer. Beta carotene is converted, as needed, to …
English Dictionary of Medicine
BETA CAROTENE — A vitamin A precursor. Beta carotene belongs to the family of fat-soluble vitamins called carotenoids.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
BETA — n [Bot.] beet; beta foliose leaf beet; beta salvage wild beet; beta de forrage mangel-wurzel; beta de sucro sugar beet …
Interlingua English vocab
CAROTENE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Late Latin carota carrot Date: 1861 any of several orange or red crystalline hydrocarbon …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETA — I. noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin ~, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth beth …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CAROTENE — Any of several organic compounds widely distributed in plants and animals. They are pigment s that give orange, yellow, or …
Английский словарь Британика
BETA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) beta decay beta adrenergic blocking agent {{link=Phi Beta Kappa">Phi Beta Kappa
Английский словарь Британика
BETA — I. ˈbād.ə, -ātə also ˈbē- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth- — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAROTENE — ˈkarəˌtēn also -er- noun also car·o·tin -ət ə n, -tə̇n ; or car·ro·tene or car·ro·tin ( -s ) Etymology: International …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAROTENE — /kar"euh teen'/ , n. any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETA — /bay"teuh/ or, esp. Brit., /bee"-/ , n. 1. the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B). 2. the consonant sound …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAROTENE — n. hydrocarbon found in some plants and converted by the body into vitamin A
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BETA — n. (Informal) beta test, final testing period for new computer software before it is released on the market; beta group, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BETA — I. ˈbā-tə, chiefly Brit ˈbē- noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin beta, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAROTENE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Late Latin carota carrot Date: 1861 : any of several orange or red crystalline …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAROTENE — [ 'karəti:n ] ■ noun Chemistry an orange or red plant pigment found notably in carrots and of which one …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAROTENE — [car.o.tene] n [ISV, fr. LL carota carrot] (1861): any of several orange or red crystalline hydrocarbon pigments that occur in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETA — [be.ta] n [ME betha, fr. L beta, fr. Gk beta, of Sem origin; akin to Heb beth beth] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CAROTENE — any of several organic compounds widely distributed as pigments in plants and animals and converted in the livers of many …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAROTENE — carotene BrE AmE ˈkær ə tiːn ˈker-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BETA — beta, Beta BrE AmE ˈbiːt ə AmE \ ˈbeɪt̬ ə (*) ▷ beta|s z ▶ ˈ beta ˌ particle BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CAROTENE — / ˈkærətiːn; NAmE / noun [ U ] a red or orange substance found in carrots and other plants —see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAROTENE — n. any of several orange-coloured plant pigments found in carrots, tomatoes, etc., acting as a source of vitamin A. [G …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, Ó). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAROTENE — n. any of several orange-coloured plant pigments found in carrots, tomatoes, etc., acting as a source of vitamin A. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, á). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAROTENE — n. any of several orange-coloured plant pigments found in carrots, tomatoes, etc., acting as a source of vitamin A. Etymology: …
Oxford English vocab
BETA — n.1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, {szlig}). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of work …
Oxford English vocab
BETA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES beta particle beta test beta version gamma/alpha/beta radiation technical (= radiation given off by the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAROTENE — [noun] [U] - an orange-yellow or red pigment (= substance which gives colour) contained in some foodsCarrots contain a lot …
Cambridge English vocab
BETA — B [noun] [C] - the second letter of the Greek alphabet, sometimes given as a mark for a student's work …
Cambridge English vocab
CAROTENE — n. Any of several organic compounds widely distributed in plants and animals. They are pigment s that give orange, yellow, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETA — n. beta decay beta blocker beta adrenergic blocking agent Phi Beta Kappa
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETA — noun Beta is used before these nouns: ↑ test , ↑ version
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BETA — /bay't*/, /be't*/ or (Commonwealth) /bee't*/ See beta conversion , beta test . [ Jargon File ]
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — Kristensen, Madsen olmadsen@daimi.aau.dk , Moller-Pedersen & Nygaard, 1983. Object-oriented language with block structure, coroutines, concurrency, strong typing , part objects, …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — The measure of a fund's or stocks risk in relation to the market , or an alternative benchmark . A …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usually used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World, systems (hardware or …
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usu. used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World , systems (hardware …
Jargon File English vocabulary
CAROTENE — Say it Carotene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon pigment found in many plants. Carotene is the basic building block of vitamin …
General Chemistry English Glossary
BETA — beta
Kiswahili IT English Glossary
BETA — A measure correlating stock price movement to the movement of an index. Beta is used to determine the number of …
A Guide to Futures and Options Market Technology English vocab
CAROTENE — = carotin (биохимия) каротин carotene =carotin carotene =carotin carotin: carotin каротин
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETA — бета (2-я буква греческого алфавита) оценка "бета"; четверка с минусом или тройка с плюсом (университетское) бета (символ для обозначения принадлежности …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CAROTENE — Каротин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CAROTENE — n биохим. каротин
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CAROTENE — каротин
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BETA — 1) бета-излучение 2) бета-частица, электрон 3) бета, b ( коэффициент усиления по току ) 4) b-кварц • - gross beta …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CAROTENE — каротин
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BETA — 1) бета-излучение 2) бета-частица, электрон 3) бета, b (коэффициент усиления по току) 4) b-кварц • - gross beta - plasma beta
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CAROTENE — каротин || каротиновый
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CAROTENE — каротин
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CAROTENE — (n) каротин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CAROTENE — n биохим. каротин
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CAROTENE — n биохим. каротин
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CAROTENE — n. каротин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CAROTENE — n. каротин
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

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