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Terpene vs Stemarene - What's the difference?

terpene | stemarene |

As nouns the difference between terpene and stemarene

is that terpene is terpene while stemarene is (organic compound) a terpene hydrocarbon created by the biosynthesis of enzyme extracts from rice.

terpene

English

(wikipedia 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.

    Related terms

    * terpenoid * terpeneless

    Hypernyms

    * hydrocarbon

    Hyponyms

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

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    stemarene

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia stemarene)
  • (organic compound) A terpene hydrocarbon created by the biosynthesis of enzyme extracts from rice.