HEMITERPENE

Etymology

Noun

hemiterpene (plural hemiterpenes)

(organic chemistry) any terpene formed from a single isoprene unit, and having five carbon atoms

Hypernyms

• terpene

• hydrocarbon

Coordinate terms

• diterpene

• monoterpene

• sesquiterpene

• sesterterpene

• triterpene

• tetraterpene

• polyterpene

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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