tetraterpene

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noun

Any terpene formed from eight isoprene units, and having forty carbon atoms; they include the carotene plant pigments.

OriginEnglish terpene ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores →
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Meanings

nountetraterpene (plural tetraterpenes)

plural tetraterpenes

  1. chemistryAny terpene formed from eight isoprene units, and having forty carbon atoms; they include the carotene plant pigments.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishterpene
  7. Englishtetraterpene

From tetra- (“four”) + terpene.

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

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