LYCOPENE


Meaning of LYCOPENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlī-kə-ˌpēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lycop- (from New Latin Lycopersicon, genus of herbs) + -ene

Date: circa 1929

: a carotenoid pigment C 40 H 56 that is the red coloring matter of the tomato

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