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sesquiterpene

sesquiterpene noun: any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.

sesquiterpene: any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several...
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Noun

sesquiterpene (plural sesquiterpenes)

  1. Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.

Forms of sesquiterpene

pluralsesquiterpenes

Origin of sesquiterpene

From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + terpene; by comparison with a monoterpene, which has two isoprene units.

Words formed from sesquiterpene

Questions about sesquiterpene

What does sesquiterpene mean?
Sesquiterpene means any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.
What part of speech is sesquiterpene?
Sesquiterpene is a noun.
What is the plural of sesquiterpene?
The plural of sesquiterpene is sesquiterpenes.

Words near sesquiterpene in the dictionary

  1. sesquisyllabe
  2. sesquisyllabic
  3. sesquisyllabicity
  4. sesquisyllable
  5. sesquisyllables
  6. sesquiterpene
  7. sesquiterpenes
  8. sesquiterpenic
  9. sesquiterpenoid
  10. sesquiterpenoids
  11. sesquiterpenol

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