noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

diterpenehemiterpenemonoterpenepolyterpenesesquiterpenetetraterpene

Etymology

From Latin sēstertius (“two and a half”) + terpene. By surface analysis, sester- + terpene.

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