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# carotene

«carotene» in Mova's school dictionary: **An orange-yellow substance found in carrots, sweet…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (carotene — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) An orange-yellow substance found in carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and many green leaves, which gives them their colour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#m1)

2) The body turns it into vitamin A, which helps eyes, skin and the immune system. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and food lessons carotene explains why carrots are orange and why autumn leaves show yellow and orange when the green chlorophyll fades. Myth: eating carrots will not let you see in the dark, though vitamin A does help eyes. Related: beta-carotene, vitamin A.

### examples

- Carrots are orange because of carotene. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x1)
- Carotene turns into vitamin A in your body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x2)
- Sweet potatoes and mangoes are full of carotene. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x3)
- In autumn, when the green fades, the carotene in leaves shows up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x4)
- Eating huge amounts of carrots can turn your skin a bit orange because of carotene. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x5)
- Flamingos are not pink from carotene but from similar colourings in their food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/#x6)

### note

Say «KARR-uh-teen». Uncountable. Named after the carrot. Myth trap: carrots help healthy eyes but do not give night vision; that story was spread in wartime as a cover story.

### In the corpora

- [Carrots are orange because of beta-carotene, which the body turns into vitamin A, needed for the eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/28-colour-in-nature/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «carotene» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carotene/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.