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# carotene

noun (carotene — uncountable)

«carotene» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) An orange-yellow substance found in carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and many green leaves, which gives them their colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#m1)
2. The body turns it into vitamin A, which helps eyes, skin and the immune system. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and food lessons carotene explains why carrots are orange and why autumn leaves show yellow and orange when the green chlorophyll fades. Myth: eating carrots will not let you see in the dark, though vitamin A does help eyes. Related: beta-carotene, vitamin A.

### Examples

- Carrots are orange because of carotene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x1)
- Carotene turns into vitamin A in your body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x2)
- Sweet potatoes and mangoes are full of carotene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x3)
- In autumn, when the green fades, the carotene in leaves shows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x4)
- Eating huge amounts of carrots can turn your skin a bit orange because of carotene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x5)
- Flamingos are not pink from carotene but from similar colourings in their food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x6)

### Note

Say «KARR-uh-teen». Uncountable. Named after the carrot. Myth trap: carrots help healthy eyes but do not give night vision; that story was spread in wartime as a cover story.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «carotene» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«carotene» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/carotene.html) on Mova free.