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triterpenes

triterpenes is the plural of triterpene.

Meaning of triterpene

Noun

triterpene (plural triterpenes)

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

Questions about triterpenes

What is triterpenes the plural of?
Triterpenes is the plural of triterpene.

Words near triterpenes in the dictionary

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

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