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carotenoid

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈɹɒtɪˌnɔɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkæɹətɪˌnɔɪd/
  • General-American: /kəˈɹɑtɪˌnɔɪd/
  • General-American: /ˈkæɹətɪˌnɔɪd/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to such a class of pigments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: antioxidant, phytochemical, pigment

Narrower terms: carotene, lycopene, beta-carotene, xanthophyll, xanthophyl, lutein, zeaxanthin

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կարոտինոիդ (karotinoid) — class of organic compounds
  • Catalan: carotenoide — class of organic compounds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 類胡蘿蔔素 /类胡萝卜素 (lèihúluóbosù) — class of organic compounds
  • Finnish: karotenoidi — class of organic compounds
  • French: caroténoïde — class of organic compounds
  • Galician: carotenoide — class of organic compounds
  • German: Karotinoid — class of organic compounds
  • German: Carotinoid — class of organic compounds
  • Greek: καροτενοειδή (karotenoeidí) — class of organic compounds
  • Italian: carotenoide — class of organic compounds
  • Japanese: カロテノイド (karotenoido) — class of organic compounds
  • Kazakh: каротиноид (karotinoid) — class of organic compounds
  • Korean: 카로티노이드 (karotinoideu) — class of organic compounds
  • Kyrgyz: каратиноид (karatinoid) — class of organic compounds
  • Malayalam: കരോട്ടിനോയ്ഡ് (karōṭṭinōyḍŭ) — class of organic compounds
  • Persian: کاروتنوئید — class of organic compounds
  • Polish: karotenoid — class of organic compounds
  • Portuguese: carotenoide — class of organic compounds
  • Spanish: carotenoide — class of organic compounds