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tetraterpene

tetraterpene noun: any terpene formed from eight isoprene units, and having forty carbon atoms; they include the carotene plant pigments.

Noun

tetraterpene (plural tetraterpenes)

  1. Any terpene formed from eight isoprene units, and having forty carbon atoms; they include the carotene plant pigments.

Forms of tetraterpene

pluraltetraterpenes

Origin of tetraterpene

From tetra- (“four”) + terpene.

Questions about tetraterpene

What does tetraterpene mean?
Tetraterpene means any terpene formed from eight isoprene units, and having forty carbon atoms; they include the carotene plant pigments.
What part of speech is tetraterpene?
Tetraterpene is a noun.
What is the plural of tetraterpene?
The plural of tetraterpene is tetraterpenes.

Words near tetraterpene in the dictionary

  1. tetrate
  2. tetrated
  3. tetratelluride
  4. tetratellurides
  5. tetratennesside
  6. tetraterpene
  7. tetraterpenes
  8. tetraterpenic
  9. tetraterpenoid
  10. tetraterpenoids
  11. tetraterpinoid

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