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Diterpene vs Olibene - What's the difference?

diterpene | olibene |

As nouns the difference between diterpene and olibene

is that diterpene is diterpene while olibene is an essential oil, principally a mixture of diterpenes, obtained by the distillation of olibanum.

diterpene

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (label) any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin

    • Coordinate terms

    * hemiterpene * monoterpene * sesquiterpene * sesterterpene * triterpene * tetraterpene * polyterpene

    Hypernyms

    * terpene * hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

    * abietic acid * agelasimine * andrographolide * aphidicolin * cafestol * ferruginol * forskolin * gibberellin * kahweol * labdane * lagochiline * phorbol * quassin * sclarene * stemarene * vitamin A

    olibene

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • An essential oil, principally a mixture of diterpenes, obtained by the distillation of olibanum.

    • Synonyms

    * conimene