tetraterpene
See also: tétraterpène
English
Etymology
tetra- + terpene
Noun
tetraterpene (plural tetraterpenes)
- (organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from eight isoprene units, and having forty carbon atoms; they include the carotene plant pigments.
Hypernyms
- terpene
- hydrocarbon
Hyponyms
- carotene
- epoxylycopaene
- lycopene
- poduran
Coordinate terms
- diterpene
- hemiterpene
- monoterpene
- sesquiterpene
- sesterterpene
- triterpene
- polyterpene
Related terms
- tetraterpenoid
- terpene