SESQUITERPENE

Etymology

Noun

sesquiterpene (plural sesquiterpenes)

(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.

Hypernyms

• terpene

• hydrocarbon

Hyponyms

• aristolochene

• artemisinin

• cadalene

• cadinene

• caryophyllene

• cubebol

• diversolide

• farnesol

• germacrene

• illudin

• nootkatone

• parthenolide

• trichothecene

• valencene

• vomitoxin

• zingiberene

Coordinate terms

• diterpene

• hemiterpene

• monoterpene

• sesterterpene

• triterpene

• tetraterpene

• polyterpene

Source: Wiktionary



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