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triterpene en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English terpene English triterpene From tri- + terpene.

Meanings

  1. Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.

Forms

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Coordinates

sesquiterpene · sesterterpene · monoterpene · polyterpene · hemiterpene · diterpene · tetraterpene

Hypernyms

hydrocarbon · terpene

Hyponyms

quassin · betulin · ziziphin · squalene · hopene · ganoderic acid · ursolic acid

Relateds

triterpenoid · nortriterpene · terpene