Definitions For Sesquiterpene

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

Related terms

homosesquiterpene sesquiterpenoid terpene

Translations

Catalan: sesquiterpè, m French: sesquiterpène, m German: Sesquiterpen, n Italian: sesquiterpene, m Polish: seskwiterpeny, m-p

Etymology

sesqui + terpene