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triterpene

triterpene noun: any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.

Noun

triterpene (plural triterpenes)

  1. Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.

Forms of triterpene

pluraltriterpenes

Origin of triterpene

From tri- + terpene.

Questions about triterpene

What does triterpene mean?
Triterpene means any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.
What part of speech is triterpene?
Triterpene is a noun.
What is the plural of triterpene?
The plural of triterpene is triterpenes.

Words near triterpene in the dictionary

  1. Tritenii de Jos
  2. triter
  3. triterminal
  4. triternate
  5. triternately
  6. triterpene
  7. triterpenes
  8. triterpenic
  9. triterpenoic
  10. triterpenoid
  11. triterpenoidal

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