triterpene
See also: triterpène
English
Etymology
tri- + terpene
Noun
triterpene (plural triterpenes)
- (organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.
Hypernyms
- terpene
- hydrocarbon
Hyponyms
- betulin
- ganoderic acid
- hopene
- quassin
- squalene
- ursolic acid
- ziziphin
Coordinate terms
- diterpene
- hemiterpene
- monoterpene
- sesquiterpene
- sesterterpene
- tetraterpene
- polyterpene
Related terms
- triterpenoid
- terpene
Anagrams
- preterient