sesquiterpene

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noun

Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.

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Meanings

nounsesquiterpene (plural sesquiterpenes)

plural sesquiterpenes

  1. chemistryAny terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.

Origin

From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + terpene; by comparison with a monoterpene, which has two isoprene units.

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Translations

Catalan sesquiterpè
  • sesquiterpèterpene formed from three isoprene units
French sesquiterpène
  • sesquiterpèneterpene formed from three isoprene units
German Sesquiterpen
  • Sesquiterpenterpene formed from three isoprene units
Italian sesquiterpene
  • sesquiterpeneterpene formed from three isoprene units
Polish seskwiterpeny
  • seskwiterpenyterpene formed from three isoprene units
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APA

sesquiterpene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sesquiterpene

MLA

“sesquiterpene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sesquiterpene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sesquiterpene,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sesquiterpene.

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