LYCOPENE


Meaning of LYCOPENE in English

ˈlīkəˌpēn noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lycop- (from New Latin Lycopersicon ) + -ene; originally formed as German lycopen

: a red crystalline open-chain unsaturated hydrocarbon C 40 H 56 that is the coloring matter of the tomato and many berries and other fruits and is isomeric with carotene

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.