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diterpene en · NOUN

Etymology

From di- + terpene.

Meanings

any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin.
- Further experiments are needed to elaborate the exact mechanisms of the hypotensive and diuretic effects of diterpene kaurenoids. 2016, Maurice M. Iwu, Food as Medicine: Functional Food Plants of Africa:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
diterpenes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Coordinates

sesquiterpene · sesterterpene · triterpene · monoterpene · polyterpene · hemiterpene · tetraterpene

Deriveds

diterpenoid · norditerpene

Hypernyms

hydrocarbon · terpene

Hyponyms

quassin · ferruginol · phorbol · vitamin A · kahweol · lagochiline · agelasimine · sclarene · abietic acid · aphidicolin · labdane · gibberellin · forskolin · cafestol · andrographolide · stemarene