Etymology

polyterpenoid

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Today it means: a terpenoid having a C₅ₙ skeleton (where n is greater than 8) Full definition →

English terpenoid ← 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. Englishterpenoid
  6. English todaypolyterpenoid

From poly- + terpenoid.

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