As nouns the difference between sesquiterpene and cyperusol
is that sesquiterpene is any terpene formed from three isoprene units, and having fifteen carbon atoms; includes several plant pigments such as the flavones while cyperusol is a sesquiterpene alcohol that is a constituent of the Egyptian herbal medicine Cyperus longus
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
cyperusol
English
Noun
(-)
(organic compound) A sesquiterpene alcohol that is a constituent of the Egyptian herbal medicine Cyperus longus