As nouns the difference between sesquiterpene and nerolidol
is that sesquiterpene is sesquiterpene while nerolidol is a naturally-occurring sesquiterpene found in the essential oils of many plants and flowers (including neroli), used in flavouring and perfumery.
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
nerolidol
English
Noun
(
-)
(
wikipedia nerolidol)
A naturally-occurring sesquiterpene found in the essential oils of many plants and flowers (including neroli), used in flavouring and perfumery.
Synonyms
* peruviol