carotene

1. An orange-yellow to red crystalline pigment, C40H56, found in animal tissue and certain plants, such as carrots and squash. It exists in several isomeric forms and is converted to vitamin A in the liver.

2. Any of several orange or red crystalline hydrocarbon pigments (as CH) that occur in the chromoplasts of plants and in the fatty tissues of plant-eating animals and are convertible to vitamin A .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
carotene	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acetone	9
centare	9
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enactor	9
ocreate	9
reenact	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
carotene	10