Crossword-Solution: CAROTIN
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Carotin | n. | A red crystallizable tasteless substance, extracted from the carrot. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| CAROTIN | anagram | CORTINA, CRATION, NICATOR |
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| Source of vitamin A (var.) | 1 answer |
| Vitamin A source | 4 answers |
| Source of Vitamin A | 5 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
AERTE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with CAROTIN (5)
PALMER AND ECKLES: Chemical and physiological relation of pigment of milk fat to carotin and xanthophyll of green plants.
Chem._, 83 (1912).] found that the lutein of the corpus luteum had the formula C{40}H{56} and was apparently identical with the carotin of the carrot, while the lutein of egg-yolk was C{40}H{56}O{2} and more soluble in alcohol, less soluble in petroleum ether, than that of the corpus luteum.
These are known as the "carotinoids." This group includes the two brilliant yellow pigments, carotin and xanthophyll, and the reddish brown fucoxanthin and the brilliant red lycopersicin, which are similar in their chemical composition.
Carotin is insoluble in water, only very slightly soluble in acetone or cold alcohol, readily soluble in petroleum ether, ether, chloroform, and carbon disulfide.
Xanthophyll differs markedly from carotin in its solubilities, being insoluble in petroleum ether and only sparingly soluble in carbon disulfide.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (2003–2012).