sesquiterpene 1

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Definicja

any of a class of terpenes that consist of three isoprene units and have the empirical formula C15H24.

Przykłady

1.Sesquiterpenes are found naturally in plants and insects, as semiochemicals, e.g. defensive agents or pheromones.

Hyponym

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a natural 15-carbon organic compound which is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol.

rzeczownik

any of a set of six closely related chemical compounds which all are sesquiterpenes.

rzeczownik

a naturally occurring sesquiterpene found in the essential oils of many types of plants and flowers.

rzeczownik

an isoprenoid plant hormone found in metazoans, from sponges up to mammals including humans.