English Explanatory Dictionary

tetraterpene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any terpene formed from eight isoprene units, and having forty carbon atoms; they include the carotene plant pigments.

Word forms

tetraterpene tetraterpenes

Etymology

From tetra- (“four”) + terpene.

Related words

tetraterpenoid terpene
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