sesterterpene

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noun

any terpene formed from five isoprene units, and having twenty-five carbon atoms

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Meanings

nounsesterterpene (plural sesterterpenes)

plural sesterterpenes

  1. chemistryany terpene formed from five isoprene units, and having twenty-five carbon atoms

Origin

Blend of sesterce (“a two and a half asses coin”) + terpene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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