TERPENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does terpene mean? 

• TERPENE (noun)
  The noun TERPENE has 1 sense:

1. an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants

  Familiarity information: TERPENE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TERPENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("terpene" is a kind of...):

hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "terpene"):

limonene (a liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils)

 Context examples 

A terpene with two isoprene units forming a ring.

(Limonene, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A terpene with two isoprene units forming a ring and with a hydroxyl group attached to the head methyl group.

(Perillyl alcohol, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Carotenoid which is a terpene assembled from 8 isoprene units.

(Lycopene, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A terpene with two isoprene units head to tail with hydroxyl group attached to the head methyl group.

(Geraniol, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Nabiximols contains a standardized extract of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the non-psychoactive cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD), other minor cannabinoids, flavonoids, and terpenes from two cannabis plant varieties.

(Nabiximols, NCI Thesaurus)

L-Arginine/American ginseng/Korean ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-based supplement incorporates a standardized combination of Ginkgo biloba (24% flavone glycosides, 6% terpene lactones), Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng -30% ginsenosides), American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius - 5% ginsenosides), L-Arginine, along with vitamins B6, B12, folate, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamins A, C, E, selenium, and zinc.

(L-Arginine/American Ginseng/Korean Ginseng/Ginkgo biloba-Based Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)