polyterpene

See also: polyterpène

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ terpene.

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Noun

polyterpene (plural polyterpenes)

1. (chemistry) any polymeric terpene formed from many isoprene units joined head to tail; includes rubber and gutta-percha

Hypernyms

• terpene
• hydrocarbon

Coordinate terms

• diterpene
• hemiterpene
• monoterpene
• sesquiterpene
• sesterterpene
• triterpene
• tetraterpene

Related terms

• polyterpenoid
• terpene