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hemiterpene

hemiterpene noun: any terpene formed from a single isoprene unit, and having five carbon atoms.

Noun

hemiterpene (plural hemiterpenes)

  1. any terpene formed from a single isoprene unit, and having five carbon atoms

Forms of hemiterpene

pluralhemiterpenes

Origin of hemiterpene

From hemi- + terpene.

Questions about hemiterpene

What does hemiterpene mean?
Hemiterpene means any terpene formed from a single isoprene unit, and having five carbon atoms.
What part of speech is hemiterpene?
Hemiterpene is a noun.
What is the plural of hemiterpene?
The plural of hemiterpene is hemiterpenes.

Words near hemiterpene in the dictionary

  1. hemitartrates
  2. hemiteras
  3. hemiterata
  4. hemitergite
  5. hemitergites
  6. hemiterpene
  7. hemiterpenes
  8. hemiterpenoid
  9. hemiterpenoids
  10. hemitetartemorion
  11. hemithalamectomy

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