Medical term:
terpenoid
terpene
[ter´pēn]any hydrocarbon of the formula C10H16.
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ter·pene
(ter'pēn),One of a class of hydrocarbons with an empiric formula of C10H16, occurring in essential oils and resins. Acyclic terpenes may be regarded as isomers and polymers of isoprene units; cyclic forms include menthane, bornane, and camphene. Terpenes containing 15, 20, 30, 40, etc., carbon atoms are called sesquiterpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes, tetraterpenes, etc.
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ter·pene
(tĕr'pēn)One of a class of hydrocarbons with an empiric formula of C10H16, occurring in essential oils and resins.
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terpene
an unsaturated hydrocarbon of plant resins and oils.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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