"tetraterpene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tetraterpenes [plural]
Etymology: From tetra- (“four”) + terpene. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|tetra|terpene|t1=four}} tetra- (“four”) + terpene Head templates: {{en-noun}} tetraterpene (plural tetraterpenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from eight isoprene units, and having forty carbon atoms; they include the carotene plant pigments. Categories (topical): Forty, Organic chemistry Hypernyms: terpene, hydrocarbon Hyponyms: carotene, epoxylycopaene, lycopene, poduran Related terms: tetraterpenoid, terpene Coordinate_terms: diterpene, hemiterpene, monoterpene, sesquiterpene, sesterterpene, triterpene, polyterpene

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