carotin

[ kar-uh-tin ]

noun

1. carotene.

Example Sentences

Lycopersicin (or lycopin) is a hydrocarbon pigment having the same formula as carotin.

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To separate the carotin from xanthophyll place the ether solution in a small open dish and evaporate to a small volume.

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Associated with it are other pigments, which have been variously reported as carotin, phycoxanthin, etc.

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It is unlike carotin and xanthophyll in that it has basic properties, forming salts with acids, which are blue in color.

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