English Explanatory Dictionary

diterpene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin.

Word forms

diterpene diterpenes

Etymology

From di- + terpene.

Derived words

diterpenoid norditerpene
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