tigliane

English

Noun

tigliane (countable and uncountable, plural tiglianes)

1. (organic chemistry) A tetracyclic structure found in some diterpenes.
   • 1990, Abdel-Fatta Rizk, Poisonous Plant Contamination of Edible Plants, page 43:

     The tigliane diterpenes are a group of novel tetracyclic, biologically active compounds, derivatives of which were first isolated from the seed oil of Croton tiglium.

   • 2012, Zhen Fang, Biodiesel: Feedstocks, Production and Applications, page 296:

     The PE molecules are dependent on a tetracyclic diterpene carbonic structure termed tigliane. The different hydroxylation points of tigliane determine the different varieties of PE and their toxicity.

   • 2012, Kumar Sudesh, Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Palm Oil: Biodegradable Plastics, page 65:

     The phorbol esters contain tetracyclic diterpene basic skeleton known as tigliane (four rings) and the fatty acids which form ester bonding with the hydroxyl groups in tigliane.

Anagrams

• alginite, e-tailing, gelatini