English word carotenol comes from English -ol, English carotene
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -ol | English (eng) | (organic chemistry) An alcohol or phenol. Indicating an oily substance. |
| carotene | English (eng) | (organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.. (organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C40H56, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver. |
| carotenol | English (eng) | A yellow pigment; an alcohol of carotene. |