terpene

Latin terebinthina.

terpene (plural terpenes)

1. (organic chemistry) 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.

Terpenes are properly only hydrocarbons. Oxygenated derivatives are terpenoids.

• hydrocarbon

• diterpene
• monoterpene
• polyterpene
• sesquiterpene
• sesterterpene
• tetraterpene
• triterpene

• terpenoid
• terpeneless

• pre-teen, preteen

• enPR: terpène, IPA^(key): /terˈpɛne/

terpene m (plural terpeni)

1. terpene

• terpenico
• terpino

• perente