terpenoid
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A chemical found in plants that gives them smell and helps protect them
- noun
- /ˈtɜr.pə.nɔɪd/
- Specialized
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terpenoide
- The principal constituents of Ginkgo biloba extract include flavonoids, terpenoids (ginkgolides and bilobalide), and different organic acids.
Examples
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OK, so remember that I told you that terpenoids do cyclizations and one way they can do it is to protonate the olefin.
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The ninth smelled of fatty acid derivatives and terpenoids.
Academic text (1996) -
The dried flowers of chamomile contain many terpenoids and flavonoids, contributing to its medicinal properties.
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Compounds in amber known as terpenoids differ, depending on whether the amber comes from flowering plants or conifers.
Surface Forms
terpenoid singular
terpenoids plural
Morphology
Etymology
The word terpenoid comes from terpene, a name taken from an old word for the tree resin 'turpentine', and the ending -oid means 'like' or 'related to'. So, a terpenoid is a natural compound 'like' a terpene, often found in plants and giving them their smell.
