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diterpenic

diterpenic adjective: related to, or derived from a diterpene.

Adjective

diterpenic (not comparable)

  1. Related to, or derived from a diterpene
    • The main components of the diterpenic fraction are acids indicating a resin from a plant belonging to the conifer family.2015 July 11, “The Still Bay and Howiesons Poort at Sibudu and Blombos: Understanding Middle Stone Age Technologies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of diterpenic

From di- + terpenic.

Questions about diterpenic

What does diterpenic mean?
Diterpenic means related to, or derived from a diterpene.
What part of speech is diterpenic?
Diterpenic is an adjective.

Words near diterpenic in the dictionary

  1. ditercalinium
  2. diterebene
  3. diterminal
  4. diterpene
  5. diterpenes
  6. diterpenic
  7. diterpenoid
  8. diterpenoidal
  9. diterpenoids
  10. dites
  11. ditetrafluoroborate

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