ISOPRENOID

Meaning of ISOPRENOID in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ ī -s ə - ' pr ē - ˌ no ̇ id

Function: adjective

Date: 1940

: relating to, containing, or being a branched-chain grouping characteristic of isoprene

– isoprenoid noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

ISOPRENOID — adjective Date: 1940 relating to, containing, or being a branched-chain grouping characteristic of isoprene, ~ noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ISOPRENOID — or terpene Class of organic compounds made up of two or more structural units derived from isoprene. Isoprene is a …
Английский словарь Британика
ISOPRENOID — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|prēˌnȯid adjective Etymology: isoprene + -oid : relating to, containing, or being the branched-chain grouping (C) 2 C−C−C of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ISOPRENOID — /uy'seuh pree"noyd/ , adj. Chem. pertaining to, derived from, or similar to isoprene. [ 1955-60; ISOPRENE + -OID ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ISOPRENOID — adjective Date: 1940 : relating to, containing, or being a branched-chain grouping characteristic of isoprene • isoprenoid noun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ISOPRENOID — [iso.pren.oid] adj (1940): relating to, containing, or being a branched-chain grouping characteristic of isoprene
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ISOPRENOID
Britannica English vocabulary
ISOPRENOID — adj. or terpene Class of organic compounds made up of two or more structural units derived from isoprene. Isoprene is …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UBIQUINONE — noun Etymology: blend of Latin ubique everywhere and English quinone; from its widespread occurrence in nature Date: 1958 any of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRISTANE — noun Etymology: Latin pristis shark, sawfish; from its occurrence in the liver oils of sharks Date: 1923 an isoprenoid hydrocarbon …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHYTANE — noun Date: circa 1907 an isoprenoid hydrocarbon C 20 H 42 that is found especially associated with fossilized plant remains …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TURPENTINE — Any resinous exudate or extract from pines ; now also commonly a term for its volatile fraction, oil (or spirits) …
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THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY (TLC) — Type of chromatography using as the stationary phase a thin layer (0.01 inch [0.25 mm]) of a special finely ground …
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RUBBER — I Flexible material that can recover its shape after considerable deformation. The best-known rubber is natural rubber, made from the …
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ORGANIC COMPOUND — Substance whose molecule s contain one or more (often many more) carbon atom s (excluding carbonates, cyanides, carbides, and a …
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MENTHOL — Crystalline organic compound of the isoprenoid family. It has a strong, minty, cooling odour and taste. It is obtained from …
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ESSENTIAL OIL — Any of a class of highly volatile (readily evaporating) organic compounds found in plants and usually named for them (e.g., …
Английский словарь Британика
CAMPHOR — Organic compound of the isoprenoid family. A white, waxy solid with a penetrating, somewhat musty aroma, it is obtained from …
Английский словарь Британика
TERPENOID — I. ˈtərpəˌnȯid adjective Etymology: terpene + -oid : resembling a terpene in molecular structure II. noun ( -s ) : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UBIQUINONE — yüˈbikwə̇ˌnōn; ¦yübə̇kwə̇ˈn-, -ˈkwiˌn- noun Etymology: blend of Latin ubique everywhere and English quinone ; from its occurrence in nature — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHYTANE — ˈfīˌtān noun ( -s ) Etymology: phyt- + -ane : an isoprenoid hydrocarbon C 20 H 42 that is found …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UBIQUINONE — noun Etymology: blend of Latin ubique everywhere and English quinone; from its widespread occurrence in nature Date: 1958 : any …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRISTANE — noun Etymology: Latin pristis shark, sawfish; from its occurrence in the liver oils of sharks Date: 1923 : an isoprenoid …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHYTANE — noun Date: circa 1907 : an isoprenoid hydrocarbon C 20 H 42 that is found especially associated with fossilized plant …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UBIQUINONE — [ubi.qui.none] n [blend of L ubique everywhere and E quinone; fr. its widespread occurrence in nature] (1958): any of a …
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PRISTANE — [pris.tane] n [L pristis shark, sawfish; fr. its occurrence in the liver oils of sharks] (1923): an isoprenoid hydrocarbon that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHYTANE — [phy.tane] n (1907): an isoprenoid hydrocarbon that is found esp. associated with fossilized plant remains from the Precambrian and later …
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STEROID
Britannica English vocabulary
PINENE — either of two colourless liquid hydrocarbons, a-pinene and b-pinene, occurring as major components of the essential oil of pine trees …
Britannica English vocabulary
MENTHOL — also called peppermint camphor a crystalline organic compound with a strong, minty, cooling odour and taste obtained for centuries from …
Britannica English vocabulary
LYCOPENE — an organic compound belonging to the isoprenoid series and responsible for the red colour of the tomato, the hips and …
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CAROTENE — any of several organic compounds widely distributed as pigments in plants and animals and converted in the livers of many …
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