The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAROTENE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2006.
Orange pigment crossword clue answers
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Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
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CAROTENE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Orange pigment
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- carotene
- ascorbic acid
- rhein
- alkaloid
- hematoxylin
- morin
- carotenoid
- flavin
- alban
- oleic acid
- xanthine
- nicotine
Crossword Answer definitions
CAROTENE noun- A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.
- 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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