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Sesquiterpene vs Rotundone - What's the difference?

sesquiterpene | rotundone |

As nouns the difference between sesquiterpene and rotundone

is that sesquiterpene is sesquiterpene while rotundone is (organic compound) a sesquiterpene responsible for a peppery taste in wine.

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

    rotundone

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) A sesquiterpene responsible for a peppery taste in wine.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=June 4, author=Harold Mcgee, title=What’s the Peppery Note in Those Shirazes?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The Australian scientists may also have discovered how these highly spiced potatoes were allowed to leave the kitchen: they tested 49 people and found that about 20 percent of them could not detect rotundone at all, even at concentrations far above what’s found in white pepper. }}