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Farnesol vs Sesquiterpene - What's the difference?

farnesol | sesquiterpene |

Farnesol is a hyponym of sesquiterpene.

Farnesol is a hyponym of sesquiterpene.


As nouns the difference between farnesol and sesquiterpene

is that farnesol is (organic compound) a sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol while sesquiterpene is (chemistry) any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.

farnesol

English

Noun

(wikipedia farnesol)
  • (organic compound) A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol

    • Related terms

    *farnesoid *farnesyl

    sesquiterpene

    English

    (wikipedia sesquiterpene)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones.

    • Related terms

    *sesquiterpenoid *terpene

    Coordinate terms

    *diterpene *hemiterpene *monoterpene *sesterterpene *triterpene *tetraterpene *polyterpene

    Hypernyms

    *terpene *hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

    *aristolochene *artemisinin *cadalene *cadinene *caryophyllene *cubebol *diversolide *farnesol *germacrene *illudin *nootkatone *parthenolide *trichothecene *valencene *vomitoxin *zingiberene