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"word": "artemisinin"
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"word": "cadalene"
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{
"word": "cadinene"
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{
"word": "caryophyllene"
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{
"word": "cubebol"
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{
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{
"word": "farnesol"
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{
"word": "germacrene"
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{
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{
"word": "nootkatone"
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"(organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones."
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],
"word": "Sesquiterpen"
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{
"word": "cadalene"
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{
"word": "cadinene"
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{
"word": "caryophyllene"
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{
"word": "cubebol"
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{
"word": "diversolide"
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{
"word": "farnesol"
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{
"word": "germacrene"
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{
"word": "illudin"
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{
"word": "nootkatone"
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"word": "parthenolide"
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"word": "trichothecene"
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"word": "vomitoxin"
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"masculine"
],
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"sense": "terpene formed from three isoprene units",
"tags": [
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"word": "sesquiterpène"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "terpene formed from three isoprene units",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Sesquiterpen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "terpene formed from three isoprene units",
"tags": [
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"word": "sesquiterpene"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "terpene formed from three isoprene units",
"tags": [
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"plural"
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"word": "seskwiterpeny"
}
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