terpene

/tur-peen/US // ˈtɜr pin //UK // (ˈtɜːpiːn) //

萜烯类化合物,萜类化合物,萜烯类物质,萜烯类

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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Chemistry.
- : any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C10H16, obtained from plants.
- : this class or any of its oxygenated derivatives, any hydrocarbon from the same source having the formula C5H8, the formula C10H16 with an aliphatic structure or two-ringed structure , the formula C15H24, etc., and any of their oxygenated derivatives.

Chemically, the camphors may be divided into two main groups, according to the nature of the corresponding hydrocarbon or terpene.
Hence it is a hydrocarbon of the terpene series, having the general formula CnH2n-4.
It has not yet been converted again into terpene, but the connection is sufficiently proved.
The principal constituents of the oil are a terpene, asarol alcohol, another alcohol, and methyl eugenol.
They are usually present in the plant oil in mixtures with each other or with a terpene.