Etymology

polyterpene

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Today it means: any polymeric terpene formed from many isoprene units joined head to tail; includes rubber and gutta-percha Full definition →

English terpene ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishterpene
  6. English todaypolyterpene

From poly- + terpene.

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