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

{{top2}} aristolochene artemisinin cadalene cadinene caryophyllene cubebol diversolide farnesol germacrene illudin nootkatone parthenolide trichothecene valencene vomitoxin zingiberene {{bottom}}

Coordinate terms

{{top2}} diterpene hemiterpene monoterpene sesterterpene triterpene tetraterpene polyterpene {{bottom}}

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 + monoterpene, which has two isoprene units./">t1=one and a half; by comparison with a monoterpene, which has two isoprene units.