ISOPRENOID


Meaning of ISOPRENOID in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|prēˌnȯid adjective

Etymology: isoprene + -oid

: relating to, containing, or being the branched-chain grouping (C) 2 C−C−C of five carbon atoms that is characteristic of isoprene and that recurs in the molecules of many natural compounds (as rubber, terpenes, vitamin A, vitamin E, phytol)

II. noun

( -s )

: an isoprenoid compound

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