sesquiterpenoid

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noun

A terpenoid having a C₁₅ skeleton.

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Meanings

nounsesquiterpenoid (plural sesquiterpenoids)

plural sesquiterpenoids

  1. chemistryA terpenoid having a C₁₅ skeleton.
adjectivesesquiterpenoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablechemistryOf, or relating to a sesquiterpene or sesquiterpenoid.

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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