monoterpene

See also: monoterpène

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ terpene.

Noun

monoterpene (plural monoterpenes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor.

Hypernyms

• terpene
• hydrocarbon

Hyponyms

• ascaridole
• auraptene
• fenchone
• grandisol
• halomon
• iridoid
• limonene
• linalool
• menthane
• menthene
• menthol
• menthyl acetate
• pinene
• piperitone
• pulegone
• rhodinol
• sabinene
• terpineol
• thujene
• thymol

Coordinate terms

• diterpene
• hemiterpene
• sesquiterpene
• sesterterpene
• triterpene
• tetraterpene
• polyterpene

Related terms

• monoterpenoid
• terpene

Translations

terpene

• Finnish: monoterpeeni
• German: Monoterpen n
• Italian: monoterpene m

Italian

Etymology

From mono- +‎ terpene.

Noun

monoterpene m (plural monoterpeni)

1. (organic chemistry) monoterpene