carotane

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English

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Etymology

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From car(r)ot-ane.

Noun

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carotane (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry, paleontology) 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.