Definitions
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- noun chemistry a
terpenoid having a C15 skeleton - adjective chemistry of, or relating to a
sesquiterpene or sesquiterpenoid
Etymologies
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sesqui- (“one and a half”) + terpenoid; by comparison with a monoterpenoid, which has two isoprene units.
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Examples
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Absolute configuration and conformation of zederone, a sesquiterpenoid of Curcuma zedoaria.
Chapter 28 1987
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