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MONOTERPENE
Etymology
Noun
monoterpene (plural monoterpenes)
(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor.
Hypernyms
• terpene
• hydrocarbon
Hyponyms
• ascaridole
• auraptene
• fenchone
• grandisol
• halomon
• iridoid
• limonene
• linalool
• menthane
• menthene
• menthol
• menthyl acetate
• pinene
• piperitone
• pulegone
• rhodinol
• sabinene
• terpineol
• thujene
• thymol
Coordinate terms
• diterpene
• hemiterpene
• sesquiterpene
• sesterterpene
• triterpene
• tetraterpene
• polyterpene
Source: Wiktionary
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