carotene

«carotene» in Mova's school dictionary: An orange-yellow substance found in carrots, sweet… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (carotene — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (science) An orange-yellow substance found in carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and many green leaves, which gives them their colour. tree →

2) The body turns it into vitamin A, which helps eyes, skin and the immune system. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and food lessons carotene explains why carrots are orange and why autumn leaves show yellow and orange when the green chlorophyll fades. Myth: eating carrots will not let you see in the dark, though vitamin A does help eyes. Related: beta-carotene, vitamin A.

examples

• Carrots are orange because of carotene. tree →
• Carotene turns into vitamin A in your body. tree →
• Sweet potatoes and mangoes are full of carotene. tree →
• In autumn, when the green fades, the carotene in leaves shows up. tree →
• Eating huge amounts of carrots can turn your skin a bit orange because of carotene. tree →
• Flamingos are not pink from carotene but from similar colourings in their food. tree →

note

Say «KARR-uh-teen». Uncountable. Named after the carrot. Myth trap: carrots help healthy eyes but do not give night vision; that story was spread in wartime as a cover story.

In the corpora

• Carrots are orange because of beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A, needed for the eyes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «carotene» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.