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isoprenoid

[ ahy-suh-pree-noid ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. pertaining to, derived from, or similar to isoprene.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of isoprenoid1

First recorded in 1955–60; isoprene + -oid

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