Dictionary Home
»
The American Heritage Medical Dictionary
» terpene
terpene
terpene definition - medical
ter·pene
(tûrˈpēnˌ)
noun
Any of various unsaturated hydrocarbons in essential oils and certain resins of plants and used in organic syntheses.
Comments
Do you have more to add? Sign in to share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
Connect with Facebook
Browse
dictionary definitions
near
terpene
ternion
Terni
terneplate
ternate
ternary
ternary
ternaries
tern
terms of trade
terms
terpin hydrate
terpineol
Terpsichore
terpsichorean
terr
terra
terra
terra alba
terra cotta
terra firma
Related Entries
Your Lookups
Word of the Day
terpene
definition - Webster's
terpene
sentence examples
Also Mentioned In
borneol
camphene
flavone
geraniol
glycoside
hemiterpene
lactone
linalool
terpineol
Suggestion Box
Follow YD on
Your Word Lists (
View all word lists
)
Add to a word list
Browse dictionary definitions near terpene
Also Mentioned In