beta-carotene

• betacarotene, beta carotene, β-carotene

From beta +‎ carotene.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /biː.təˈka.ɹə.tiːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌbeɪ.təˈkɛɹ.əˌtin/

beta-carotene (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene, found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables and fruits and important in the diet as a precursor of vitamin A.

• alpha-carotene

• “beta-carotene”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “beta-carotene”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.