τερπένιο
Greek
editAlternative forms
edit- τερπένη f (terpéni) (uncommon)
Etymology
editLearned borrowing from English terpene or French terpène or German Terpen, the latter coined by Kekulé in analogy to German Terpentine (“turpentine”), from Latin terebinthina (“turpentine”), from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos, “terebinth”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editτερπένιο • (terpénio) n (plural τερπένια)
- (organic chemistry) terpene, hydrocarbon derived from and structurally related to isoprene
Declension
editDeclension of τερπένιο
Derived terms
edit- τερπενικός (terpenikós)
- τερπενοειδή (terpenoeidí)
Further reading
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τερπενοειδή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
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