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The Clue
Pumpkin pigment (8 letter answer)
The Answer
CAROTENE
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Notes
The answer CAROTENE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Pigment that's a provitamin
Plant source of vitamin A
Pumpkin is rich in it
Sweet potato nutrient
Definition
CAROTENE as a noun:
1. (provitamin A, carotene, carotin) = an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver
2. yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants