sesquiterpene

See also: sesquiterpène

English

Etymology

sesqui- (“one and a half”) +‎ terpene; by comparison with a monoterpene, which has two isoprene units.

Noun

δ-Cadinene, a sesquiterpene

sesquiterpene (plural sesquiterpenes)

1. (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

Related terms

• sesquiterpenoid
• terpene

Translations

terpene formed from three isoprene units

• French: sesquiterpène (fr) m
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• Polish: seskwiterpeny m