beta-carotene

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   an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables

   Broaderprovitamin Acarotenoid

Questions about beta-carotene

What does beta-carotene mean?

beta-carotene means "an isomer of carotene that is found in dark green and dark yellow fruits and vegetables".

How many syllables are in beta-carotene?

beta-carotene has 5 syllables: be-ta--ca-ro-tene. The stress falls on "ca".

Is beta-carotene a common word?

beta-carotene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.