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Terpene vs Borneol - What's the difference?

terpene | borneol |

As nouns the difference between terpene and borneol

is that terpene is terpene while borneol is borneol.

terpene

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavours, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber.
  • Usage notes

    Terpenes are properly only hydrocarbons. Oxygenated derivatives are terpenoids.

    Hypernyms

    * hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

    * diterpene * monoterpene * polyterpene * sesquiterpene * sesterterpene * tetraterpene * triterpene

    Anagrams

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    borneol

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia borneol)
  • (biochemistry) A bicyclic organic compound and a terpene, easily oxidized to the ketone yielding camphor.
  • Derived terms

    * isoborneol