terpene
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- noun
- /ˈtɜrpiːn/
- Specialized
:
terpeno
- Many essential oils are rich in terpene compounds, giving them their distinctive scents.
- terpene lactones
- terpene compounds
- organic terpenes
Examples
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What do you have in the case of cyclic terpenes, which you saw in the previous slide to this one?
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They contain terpene compounds, which activate microbial metabolic pathways involved in PCB degradation.
Academic text (1998) -
This is the second type of structure involved in making interesting terpene molecules.
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So these things are called terpenes, essential oils.
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The concentration of terpenes, including B-limonene and alpha-pinene, is also included in Table 2.
Academic text (1997) -
Three of the facilities had switched from a solvent-based parts cleaner to a nontoxic, terpene-based system.
Academic text (1996) -
The iron-sulfur protein IspH plays a central role in the terpene metabolism of several pathogens.
Blog text (30) -
The results of GC/MS analyses showed that, in addition to TRS, terpenes were also found in significant concentrations.
Academic text (1997) -
There were terpenes, which plants spread to poison the soil around them and inhibit competitors; alkaloids, which made them unpalatable to insects and predators (and children); and pheromones, used for communication.
Fiction book (1990) -
Citrus fruits contain a variety of terpenes that contribute to their aromatic profile.
Surface Forms
Morphology
terpene = turpentine (opaque) = terp + ene
Historically linked to 'turpentine' and formed with the chemical combining form '-ene', but the class name is a specialized chemical term not transparently inferable by an average learner.
Etymology
Terpene comes from the same root as turpentine, the sticky tree substance once called 'resin'. So terpene means the smelly chemicals in plants, the parts that give essential oils and resins their scent.