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triterpene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
triter-pene
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English terpene English triterpene From tri- + terpene.

Inflected Forms

triterpenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nortriterpene triterpenoid terpene hemiterpene monoterpene sesquiterpene diterpene sesterterpene

Questions

What does triterpene mean?
Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.
Where does triterpene come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English terpene English triterpene From tri- + terpene.

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