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Noun:

  • organic chemistry A single and double bonds.
  • organic chemistry Specifically, a number of isomers of tetraterpene hydrocarbons, C40H56, (especially ''beta-carotene''), present in carrots etc, which are converted into vitamin A in the liver.

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