Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemiterpenoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemiter-penoid
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a terpenoid having a C₅ skeleton

adj

of, or relating to a hemiterpene or hemiterpenoid

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English terpenoid English hemiterpenoid From hemi- + terpenoid.

Inflected Forms

hemiterpenoids (plural)

Questions

What does hemiterpenoid mean?: a terpenoid having a C₅ skeleton
Where does hemiterpenoid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English terpenoid English hemiterpenoid From hemi- + terpenoid.

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