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polyterpene

polyterpene noun: any polymeric terpene formed from many isoprene units joined head to tail; includes rubber and gutta-percha.

Noun

polyterpene (plural polyterpenes)

  1. any polymeric terpene formed from many isoprene units joined head to tail; includes rubber and gutta-percha

Forms of polyterpene

pluralpolyterpenes

Origin of polyterpene

From poly- + terpene.

Questions about polyterpene

What does polyterpene mean?
Polyterpene means any polymeric terpene formed from many isoprene units joined head to tail; includes rubber and gutta-percha.
What part of speech is polyterpene?
Polyterpene is a noun.
What is the plural of polyterpene?
The plural of polyterpene is polyterpenes.

Words near polyterpene in the dictionary

  1. polytenic
  2. polytenization
  3. polytenize
  4. polytenized
  5. polyteny
  6. polyterpene
  7. polyterpenes
  8. polyterpenic
  9. polyterpenoid
  10. polyterpenoids
  11. polytetrafluorethylene

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