Definitions For Triterpene

Noun

TRITERPENE (plural TRITERPENEs) (organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.

Hypernyms

terpene hydrocarbon

Hyponyms

{{top2}} betulin ganoderic acid hopene quassin {{mid2}} squalene ursolic acid ziziphin {{bottom}}

Coordinate terms

{{top2}} diterpene hemiterpene monoterpene sesquiterpene {{mid2}} sesterterpene tetraterpene polyterpene {{bottom}}

Related terms

nortriterpene triterpenoid terpene

Etymology

tri + terpene

Anagrams

preterient

Is Triterpene a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
14

The word Triterpene is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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