sesquiterpene

[ ses-kwi-tur-peyn ]

nounChemistry.
  1. See under terpene.

Origin of sesquiterpene

1
First recorded in 1885–90; sesqui- + terpene

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British Dictionary definitions for sesquiterpene

sesquiterpene

/ (ˌsɛskwɪˈtɜːpiːn) /


noun
  1. any of certain terpenes whose molecules contain one and a half times as many atoms as a normal terpene. Formula: C 15 H 24

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