"terpene" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)piːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-terpene.wav Forms: terpenes [plural]
Etymology: From German Terpen, coined by August Kekulé in 1866 in analogy to German Terpentin, from Latin terebinthina. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Terpen}} German Terpen, {{coin|en|August Kekulé|in=1866|nocap=1|nocat=1}} coined by August Kekulé in 1866, {{der|en|de|Terpentin}} German Terpentin, {{der|en|la|terebinthina}} Latin terebinthina Head templates: {{en-noun}} terpene (plural terpenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavours, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber. Wikipedia link: terpene Categories (topical): Organic compounds Hypernyms: hydrocarbon Hyponyms: diterpene, monoterpene, polyterpene, sesquiterpene, sesterterpene, tetraterpene, triterpene Derived forms: pine terpene Related terms: terpane, terpenoid, terpeneless Translations (organic compound): terpè [masculine] (Catalan), (tip³) (Chinese Cantonese), (tiē) (Chinese Mandarin), 萜烯 (tiēxī) (Chinese Mandarin), terpeno (Esperanto), terpeeni (Finnish), Terpen [neuter] (German), terpén (Hungarian), テルペン (terupen) (Japanese), терпен (terpen) (Kazakh), 텔펜 (telpen) (Korean), terpeno [masculine] (Spanish)

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