phytoene

English

Etymology

From phyto- + -ene.

Noun

phytoene (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) An acyclic polyunsaturated isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is the precursor of the biosynthesis of carotenoid pigments

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