hemiterpene

English

Etymology

From hemi- +‎ terpene.

Noun

hemiterpene (plural hemiterpenes)

1. (organic chemistry) any terpene formed from a single isoprene unit, and having five carbon atoms

Hypernyms

• terpene
• hydrocarbon

Coordinate terms

• diterpene
• monoterpene
• sesquiterpene
• sesterterpene
• triterpene
• tetraterpene
• polyterpene

Related terms

• hemiterpenoid
• terpene