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Blend of sesterce (“a two and a half asses coin”) + terpene.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
sesterterpene
Today it means: any terpene formed from five isoprene units, and having twenty-five carbon atoms Full definition →
Today it means: any terpene formed from five isoprene units, and having twenty-five carbon atoms Full definition →
Blend of sesterce (“a two and a half asses coin”) + terpene.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.