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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