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 Times in 2002.
Pigment that's a provitamin crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CAROTENE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pigment that's a provitamin
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- carotene
- activate
- carotin
- carotenoid
- chlorophyll
- cation
- derivative
- fatty
- lipid
- somebody
- synthetic
- litchi
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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