Meaning

1 senses

  1. A terpenoid having a C₁₅ skeleton.

Origin

From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + terpenoid, by comparison with a monoterpenoid, which has

From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + terpenoid, by comparison with a monoterpenoid, which has two isoprene units.

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Forms

plural: sesquiterpenoids
Singularsesquiterpenoid
Pluralsesquiterpenoids

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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