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Noun
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#organic chemistry A very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavours, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber.
Usage notes
Terpenes are properly only hydrocarbons. Oxygenated derivatives are terpenoids.
Related terms
diterpene
monoterpene
polyterpene
sesquiterpene
sesterterpene
tetraterpene
triterpene
Italian
Pronunciation
enPR|terpène, IPA|/ter�p�ne/, SAMPA|/ter"pEne/
Noun
terpene m
- #English|terpene
Related terms
terpenico
terpino
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