sesterterpene
nounEtymology Blend of sesterce (“a two and a half asses coin”) + terpene. By surface analysis, sester- + terpene.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences any terpene formed from five isoprene units, and having twenty-five carbon atoms
- Related terms
- sesterterpenoid, terpene
- Hypernyms
- terpene, hydrocarbon
- Hyponyms
- ceroplastodiol, crcinianin, cyclolinteinone, fasciculatin, geranylfarnesol, siccanol
- Coordinate terms
- hemiterpene, monoterpene, sesquiterpene, diterpene, triterpene, tetraterpene, polyterpene