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Where does “monoterpenic” come from?

monoterpenic (English) comes from English terpenic, from English terpene, from German Terpen, from German Terpentin, from Latin terebinthina, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, from Ancient Greek τέρμινθος — terebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

monoterpenic (English): Related to or derived from a monoterpene

Definitions

  1. Related to or derived from a monoterpene

Ancestry of “monoterpenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishterpenicOf or pertaining to the terpenes
2EnglishterpeneA very large class of naturally occurring and...
3GermanTerpen—
4GermanTerpentin—
5Latinterebinthinaturpentine
6Latinterebinthusterebinth tree
7Ancient Greekτερέβινθοςterebinth tree
8Ancient Greekτέρμινθοςterebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...
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