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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries세스퀴테르페노이드
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seskwiterpenoideu
"이 세스퀴테르페노이드는 항균 작용을 합니다."
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A class of terpenes consisting of three isoprene units and having the molecular formula C15H24, occurring widely in nature, particularly in plant essential oils.
"Many essential oils contain sesquiterpenoids that contribute to their characteristic aromas and therapeutic properties." - 2
Any derivative of a sesquiterpene, typically containing oxygen or other heteroatoms.
"The researchers isolated a novel bioactive sesquiterpenoid from the roots of the medicinal herb."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'sesqui-' (meaning 'one and a half') combined with 'terpene' (from turpentine, ultimately from Persian 'tarpin') and the Greek suffix '-eides' (meaning 'like, having the form of'). Coined in organic chemistry in the late 19th century to classify a specific class of terpenoid compounds consisting of three isoprene units.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sesquiterpenoid" is said worldwide
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sesquiterpénoïde
Transliteration: seskiterpenoid
"Le sesquiterpénoïde est un composant majeur de cette huile essentielle."
Sesquiterpenoid
Transliteration: zeskiterpenoid
"Das Sesquiterpenoid zeigt bemerkenswerte antimikrobielle Eigenschaften."
sesquiterpene
Transliteration: sesquiterpene
Script: sesquiterpenoidi
"Questo sesquiterpenoide è stato estratto dalle foglie della pianta."
sesquiterpenoide
Transliteration: sesquiterpenoide
"El sesquiterpenoide desempeña un papel clave en la defensa de las plantas."
sesquiterpenóide
Transliteration: sesquiterpenoide
"O sesquiterpenóide foi isolado com sucesso do extrato bruto."
सेस्क्युटर्पीनोइड
Transliteration: seskyuterpinoyad
"इस पौधे में कई प्रकार के सेस्क्युटर्पीनोइड पाए जाते हैं।"
倍半萜类化合物
Transliteration: bèibàn tiē lèi huàhéwù
"这种倍半萜类化合物具有显著的抗炎活性。"
세스퀴테르페노이드
Transliteration: seskwiterpenoideu
"이 세스퀴테르페노이드는 항균 작용을 합니다."
セスキテルペノイド
Transliteration: sesukiterpenoido
"セスキテルペノイドは精油の主要な成分です。"
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