Etymology

triterpene

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Today it means: Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare. Full definition →

English terpene ← Latin tri- ← Proto-Italic *tri-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Englishterpene
  7. English todaytriterpene

From tri- + terpene.

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