Cryptic crossword clue
What may be converted to vitamin A, one trace dissolving 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CAROTENE

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What does CAROTENE mean?

CAROTENE noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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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