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carotane en · NOUN

Etymology

From car(r)ot + -ane.

Meanings

(uncountable) A fully saturated derivative of β-carotene with IUPAC name 1,1,3-trimethyl-2-[3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)octadecyl]cyclohexane.