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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries三萜类化合物
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sān tiē lèi huà hé wù
"这种植物含有丰富的三萜类化合物。"
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A class of organic compounds composed of 30 carbon atoms, formally derived from six isoprene units, often found in plants as secondary metabolites with various biological activities.
"Many triterpenoids exhibit significant anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties in laboratory studies." - 2
A derivative of squalene or related polyisoprenoids playing key roles in plant defense mechanisms and pharmaceutical research.
"The researchers extracted several novel triterpenoids from the roots of the medicinal herb."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 20th century, the term combines the English prefix 'tri-' (three times, indicating 30 carbon atoms derived from three terpene units) with 'terpene' (from turpentine, ultimately from Latin terebinthus) and the suffix '-oid' (resembling). It emerged in organic chemistry and pharmacology to classify a large and diverse class of naturally occurring organic compounds found in plants and marine organisms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Triterpenoid" is said worldwide
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triterpénoïde
Transliteration: /tʁi.tɛʁ.pe.nɔid/
"Ce composé appartient à la famille des triterpénoïdes."
Triterpenoid
Transliteration: /tʁitɛʁpeˈnɔɪt/
"Das Triterpenoid wurde aus der Rinde der Pflanze isoliert."
triterpenoide
Transliteration: /triterpeˈnɔide/
"Il triterpenoide studiato ha mostrato attività biologica."
triterpenoide
Transliteration: /tɾiteɾpeˈnojde/
"El extracto vegetal contiene un alto nivel de triterpenoides."
triterpenoide
Transliteration: /tɾitɛɾpeˈnɔjdʒi/
"O triterpenoide isolado possui propriedades medicinais."
ट्राइटरपेनॉइड
Transliteration: traitarpenoyid
"पौधे के अर्क में कई ट्राइटरपेनॉइड मौजूद होते हैं।"
三萜类化合物
Transliteration: sān tiē lèi huà hé wù
"这种植物含有丰富的三萜类化合物。"
트리테르페노이드
Transliteration: teuriterepenoideu
"이 물질은 강력한 트리테르페노이드 성분을 포함하고 있습니다."
トリテルペノイド
Transliteration: toriterupenoido
"その植物から新しいトリテルペノイドが発見された。"
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