carotenoid

carotenoid

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English car(r)ot

English -ene

English carotene

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *wéydos

Proto-Hellenic *wéidos

Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)

Latin -oīdēslbor.

English -oid

English carotenoid

From carotene + -oid.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹɒtɪˌnɔɪd/, /ˈkæɹətɪˌnɔɪd/
(General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹɑtɪˌnɔɪd/, /ˈkæɹətɪˌnɔɪd/

Noun

carotenoid (plural carotenoids)

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.

Derived terms

Translations

class of organic compounds

Armenian: կարոտինոիդ (hy) (karotinoid)
Catalan: carotenoide m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 類胡蘿蔔素 / 类胡萝卜素 (lèihúluóbosù)
Finnish: karotenoidi (fi)
French: caroténoïde (fr)
Galician: carotenoide (gl) m
German: Karotinoid n, Carotinoid n (technical)
Greek: καροτενοειδή m (karotenoeidí)
Italian: carotenoide (it) m
Japanese: カロテノイド (karotenoido)
Kazakh: каротиноид (karotinoid)
Korean: 카로티노이드 (karotinoideu)
Kyrgyz: каратиноид (karatinoid)
Malayalam: കരോട്ടിനോയ്ഡ് (karōṭṭinōyḍŭ)
Persian: کاروتنوئید
Polish: karotenoid (pl) m
Portuguese: carotenoide m
Spanish: carotenoide (es) m

Adjective

carotenoid (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Of or relating to such a class of pigments.

See also

Anagrams

decoration, coördinate, Coronatide, co-ordinate, coronadite, coordinate