Definition of sesquiterpene in English:
sesquiterpene
nounˌsɛskwɪˈtəːpiːnˌseskwəˈtərpēn
Chemistry A terpene with the formula C₁₅H₂₄, or a simple derivative of such a compound.
Example sentencesExamples
- The main active constituents are two sesquiterpenes, petasin and isopetasin.
- Methyl farnesoate is a sesquiterpene that is related to the insect juvenile hormone.
- He worked for a while on natural products and from 1864 on discovered sesquiterpenes in oil of cloves and other essential oils.
- We also found four sesquiterpenes, a diterpene, and several unidentified compounds.
- Correlations among all sesquiterpenes and among all diterpenes were also significant and positive for yellow-cedars (except for one minor diterpene).