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Beta-carotene

Definition: Beta-carotene

Beta-carotene

Noun

1. An isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonyms: Beta-carotene

Synonyms by domain: beta carotene (food & agriculture, medicine), betacarotene (chemistry, medicine), CI food orange 5 (european union, chemical industry), E160aii.

Commercial Usage: Beta-carotene

Domain	Title
Books	All About Carotenoids: Beta-Carotene, Leutein & Lycopene (Frequently Asked Questions) (reference) Beta-Carotene (reference) Beta-Carotene & Cartenoids: Index of New Information and Medical Research Bible (reference) Beta-Carotene and Other Carotenoids: The Antioxidant Family That Protects Against Cancer and Heart Disease and Strengthens the Immune System) (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non-Fiction Usage: Beta-carotene

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		And the vitamins in food known as antioxidants--vitamins C and E and beta-carotene, which is related to vitamin A--also counter free radicals. (references)
		There are indications that systemic use of beta-carotene and certain retinoids may be beneficial in prevention of sun damage in people with certain disorders. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Modern Translations: Beta-carotene

Language		Translations for "beta-carotene"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		β-胡萝卜� . (various references)

Pig Latin		eta-carotenebay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Beta-carotene

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-e-e-n-o-r-t-t"
	-3 letters: bracteate, carbonate, entrecote.
	-4 letters: acerbate, anaerobe, anteater, battener, betatron, cabernet, cabretta, carotene, catenate, etcetera, reactant, tenebrae, trabeate, trecento.
	-5 letters: abetter, abettor, abreact, acerate, acetate, acetone, acrobat, antbear, arnatto, baronet, bearcat, beretta, cabaret, catboat, catenae, cateran, centare, corneae, crenate, enactor, entreat, ocreate, ratteen, reboant, reenact, tabaret, taboret, teacart, ternate.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-e-e-e-n-o-r-t-t"
	+2 letters: enterobacteria.
	+3 letters: enterobacterial.
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Alternative Orthography: Beta-carotene

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

42 65 74 61 2D 63 61 72 6F 74 65 6E 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000010 01100101 01110100 01100001 00101101 01100011 01100001 01110010 01101111 01110100 01100101 01101110 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#66 &#101 &#116 &#97 &#45 &#99 &#97 &#114 &#111 &#116 &#101 &#110 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0042 0065 0074 0061 002D 0063 0061 0072 006F 0074 0065 006E 0065

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

36718667156967848186718071

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction

5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography

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