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# lycopene

noun (lycopene)

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

## Everyday

1. Lycopene is a natural red colouring found in tomatoes, watermelon and pink grapefruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lycopene/#m1)
2. It is an antioxidant, a substance that may help protect the body's cells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lycopene/#m2)

### In the lessons

Met in science and healthy-eating lessons about what makes fruit red and why tomatoes are good for you. It tells the reader about chemistry inside food.

### Examples

- Lycopene makes tomatoes red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lycopene/#x1)
- Watermelon also contains lycopene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lycopene/#x2)
- Cooked tomatoes give your body more lycopene than raw ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lycopene/#x3)
- Lycopene is a kind of antioxidant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lycopene/#x4)
- Ketchup has lycopene in it, but also a lot of sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lycopene/#x5)
- Scientists study whether lycopene helps keep hearts healthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lycopene/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Say «LIE-ko-peen». Health claims about lycopene are still studied; it is not a medicine and does not cure illness on its own.

## On Mova

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