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phytoene
phytoene
English
Noun
phytoene
(
uncountable
)
(
organic chemistry
)
An
acyclic
polyunsaturated
isoprenoid
hydrocarbon
that is the
precursor
of the
biosynthesis
of
carotenoid
pigments
Anagrams
neophyte
Etymology
From
phyto-
+
-ene
.
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