tetraterpene
See also:
tétraterpène
English
Etymology
tetra-
+
terpene
Noun
tetraterpene
(
plural
tetraterpenes
)
(
organic chemistry
)
Any
terpene
formed from eight
isoprene
units
, and having forty
carbon
atoms
; they include the
carotene
plant
pigments
.
Hypernyms
terpene
hydrocarbon
Hyponyms
carotene
epoxylycopaene
lycopene
poduran
Coordinate terms
diterpene
hemiterpene
monoterpene
sesquiterpene
sesterterpene
triterpene
polyterpene
Related terms
tetraterpenoid
terpene
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