English Explanatory Dictionary

sesquiterpenoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A terpenoid having a C₁₅ skeleton.
adj
  1. Of, or relating to a sesquiterpene or sesquiterpenoid.

Word forms

sesquiterpenoid sesquiterpenoids

Etymology

From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + terpenoid, by comparison with a monoterpenoid, which has two isoprene units.

Related words

sesquiterpene

Derived words

disesquiterpenoid norsesquiterpenoid
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