diterpene

See also: diterpène

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Etymology

From di- +‎ terpene.

Noun

diterpene (plural diterpenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin.
    • 2016, Maurice M. Iwu, Food as Medicine: Functional Food Plants of Africa:
      Further experiments are needed to elaborate the exact mechanisms of the hypotensive and diuretic effects of diterpene kaurenoids.

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