τερπένιο

Greek

Alternative forms

τερπένη f (terpéni) (uncommon)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English terpene or French terpène or German Terpen, the latter coined by Kekulé in analogy to German Terpentine (“turpentine”), from Latin terebinthina (“turpentine”), from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos, “terebinth”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teɾˈpe.ni.o/

Noun

τερπένιο • (terpénio) n (plural τερπένια)

(organic chemistry) terpene, hydrocarbon derived from and structurally related to isoprene

Declension

declension of τερπένιο

case \\ number	singular	plural
nominative	τερπένιο •	τερπένια •
genitive	τερπενίου •	τερπενίων •
accusative	τερπένιο •	τερπένια •
vocative	τερπένιο •	τερπένια •

Derived terms

τερπενικός (terpenikós)
τερπενοειδή (terpenoeidí)