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Terpene vs Terebene - What's the difference?

terpene | terebene |

As nouns the difference between terpene and terebene

is that terpene is 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 while terebene is any of various preparations, composed mainly of terpenes, obtained from camphor or turpentine by several chemical methods, used as an expectorant and antiseptic.

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

    Anagrams

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    terebene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, medicine) Any of various preparations, composed mainly of terpenes, obtained from camphor or turpentine by several chemical methods, used as an expectorant and antiseptic