[ 'lʌɪkə(ʊ)pi:n ]
■ noun Biochemistry a red carotenoid pigment present in tomatoes and many berries and fruits.
Origin
1930s: from the var. lycopin (from mod. L. Lycopersicon , a genus name including the tomato) + -ene .
[ 'lʌɪkə(ʊ)pi:n ]
■ noun Biochemistry a red carotenoid pigment present in tomatoes and many berries and fruits.
Origin
1930s: from the var. lycopin (from mod. L. Lycopersicon , a genus name including the tomato) + -ene .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004