different between melanin vs carotene

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of ????? (mélas, “black”) +? -in

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?l?n?n/

Noun

melanin (countable and uncountable, plural melanins)

1. Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “melanin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Lemnian, lineman

Czech

Noun

melanin m

1. melanin

Further reading

• melanin in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• melanin in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

English

Etymology

From car(r)ot +? -ene.

Noun

carotene (countable and uncountable, plural carotenes)

1. (organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
2. (organic chemistry) Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C₄₀H₅₆, (especially beta-carotene), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.

Synonyms

• E160 (when used as a food colouring)

Related terms

• carotenoid

Translations

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ro?t?.ne/

Noun

carotene m (plural caroteni)

1. (organic chemistry) carotene

Anagrams

• coeterna

Further reading

• carotene in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana