Organic Chemical
triterpene Audio
tri·ter·pene
Subclass of:
Terpenes
Definitions related to triterpenes:
  • Any of a class of compounds biosynthesized from or comprising six isoprene and thus three terpene units; most are tetra or pentacyclic steroids.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A class of terpenes (the general formula C30H48) formed by the condensation of six isoprene units, equivalent to three terpene units.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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