hemiterpene
English
Etymology
From
hemi-
+
terpene
.
Noun
hemiterpene
(
plural
hemiterpenes
)
(
organic chemistry
)
any
terpene
formed from a single
isoprene
unit
, and having five
carbon
atoms
Hypernyms
terpene
hydrocarbon
Coordinate terms
monoterpene
sesquiterpene
diterpene
sesterterpene
triterpene
tetraterpene
polyterpene
Related terms
hemiterpenoid
terpene