Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of, or relating to a sesquiterpene or sesquiterpenoid.

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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