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Component of resins
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terpene
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Turpentine \Tur"pen*tine\, n. [F. t['e]r['e]bentine, OF. also turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina, terbentina, It. terebentina, trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus of the turpentine tree, from terebinthus the turpentine tree. Gr. ?, ?. See Terebinth ...
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n. (context organic chemistry English) 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, ...
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Terpenes are a large and diverse class of organic compounds, produced by a variety of plants, particularly conifers , though also by some insects such as termites or swallowtail butterflies, which emit terpenes from their osmeteria . They are often strong-smelling. ...
WordNet
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n. an unsaturated hydrocarbon obtained from plants
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What actually happens when a pistillate plant remains unfertilized for its entire life and how this ulti- mately affects the cannabinoid (class of molecules found only in Cannabis) and terpene (a class of aromatic organic compounds) levels remains a mystery.