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sesterterpene

sesterterpene noun: any terpene formed from five isoprene units, and having twenty-five carbon atoms.

Noun

sesterterpene (plural sesterterpenes)

  1. any terpene formed from five isoprene units, and having twenty-five carbon atoms

Forms of sesterterpene

pluralsesterterpenes

Origin of sesterterpene

Blend of sesterce (“a two and a half asses coin”) + terpene.

Questions about sesterterpene

What does sesterterpene mean?
Sesterterpene means any terpene formed from five isoprene units, and having twenty-five carbon atoms.
What part of speech is sesterterpene?
Sesterterpene is a noun.
What is the plural of sesterterpene?
The plural of sesterterpene is sesterterpenes.

Words near sesterterpene in the dictionary

  1. sesterces
  2. sesterpenoid
  3. sesterpenoids
  4. sesters
  5. sesterterpanyl
  6. sesterterpene
  7. sesterterpenes
  8. sesterterpenoid
  9. sesterterpenoids
  10. sesterterpenyl
  11. sestertia

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