sesterterpene

English

Etymology

From Latin sēstertius (“two and a half”) + terpene. By surface analysis, sester- +‎ terpene.

Noun

sesterterpene (plural sesterterpenes)

  1. (chemistry) any terpene formed from five isoprene units, and having twenty-five carbon atoms

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • ceroplastodiol
  • crcinianin
  • cyclolinteinone
  • fasciculatin
  • geranylfarnesol
  • siccanol

Coordinate terms

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