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Where does “terpene” come from?

terpene (English) comes 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...

terpene (English): A very large class of naturally occurring and...

Definitions

  1. A very large class of naturally occurring and...

Ancestry of “terpene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTerpen—
2GermanTerpentin—
3Latinterebinthinaturpentine
4Latinterebinthusterebinth tree
5Ancient Greekτερέβινθοςterebinth tree
6Ancient Greekτέρμινθοςterebinth; swelling like the fruit of the...

Words derived from “terpene”

  • sesquiterpene
  • terpenoid
  • monoterpene
  • triterpene
  • diterpene
  • triterpenoid
  • diterpenoid
  • sesquiterpenoid
  • terpeneless
  • monoterpenoid
  • terpenic
  • polyterpene
  • triterpenic
  • tetraterpene
  • tetranortriterpenoid
  • monoterpenic
  • hemiterpene
  • diterpenic
  • tetraterpenoid
  • sesquiterpenic
  • norsesquiterpenoid
  • polyterpenoid
  • meroterpenoid
  • nortriterpenoid
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