amorphene
English edit
Etymology edit
After the genus Amorpha (herbs and shrubs).[1]
Noun edit
amorphene (countable and uncountable, plural amorphenes)
- (organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene (1S,4aR,8aS)-4,7-dimethyl-1-(propan-2-yl)-1,2,4a,5,6,8a-hexahydronaphthalene
References edit
- ^ Alexander Senning (2019) “The naming of terpenes”, in The Etymology of Chemical Names: Tradition and Convenience vs. Rationality in Chemical Nomenclature, De Gruyter.