terpene

[化] 萜烯; 萜(烃) [医] 萜[烯], 萜[烃]

发音

其它 /ˈtɜː(ɹ)piːn/

词形变化

terpenes 复数 terpenes

别名

terpen

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavours, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber.

    萜

    萜烯

    化学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

hydrocarbon

下位词 2

limonene terpinene

相关短语

pine terpene

词源

From German Terpen, coined by August Kekulé in 1866 in analogy to German Terpentin, from Latin terebinthina. Piecewise doublet of terpin; compare also terebinth and turpentine.

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