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phytochemical vs carotenoid

carotenoid vs phytochemical

phytochemical and carotenoid both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phytochemical Yes No No No
carotenoid Yes No No No
As nouns, carotenoid is a hyponym of phytochemical; that is, carotenoid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than phytochemical:
  • phytochemical: a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive
  • carotenoid: any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
Other hyponyms of phytochemical include flavonoid.
phytochemical (noun) carotenoid (noun)
a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
Difference between phytochemical and carotenoid

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