be·ta car·o·tene also be·ta-car·o·tene (b  t -k r -t n, b-)n. The isomeric form of carotene that is widely distributed in nature and most efficiently converted to vitamin A by the body. |
| beta-carotene (bt-kr-tn) An isomer of carotene widely found in plants and animals that is converted to vitamin A primarily in the liver. See more at carotene. |
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| Noun | 1. | beta-carotene - an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables carotenoid - any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals carotene, carotin, provitamin A - an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver |
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