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thapsane

thapsane noun: any of a family of sesquiterpenes that are found in Mediterranean plants.

Noun

thapsane (plural thapsanes)

  1. Any of a family of sesquiterpenes that are found in Mediterranean plants.
    • Structures of all the thapsanes isolated so far are given in Chart I.2009, Indian Journal of Chemistry
    • Enantiospecific synthesis of thapsanes, containing three contiguous quaternary carbon atoms, is accomplished […]2014, Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, page 1229

Forms of thapsane

pluralthapsanes

Origin of thapsane

From translingual Thapsia + -ane.

Questions about thapsane

What does thapsane mean?
Thapsane means any of a family of sesquiterpenes that are found in Mediterranean plants.
What part of speech is thapsane?
Thapsane is a noun.
What is the plural of thapsane?
The plural of thapsane is thapsanes.

Words near thapsane in the dictionary

  1. thanx
  2. Thao
  3. Thaoroijam
  4. Thapa
  5. Thapas
  6. thapsane
  7. thapsanes
  8. thapsigargin
  9. thapsigargins
  10. thar
  11. thar she blows

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