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terpene [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Chemistry
DEF

[An unsaturated hydrocarbon] found in essential oils and oleoresins of plants such as conifers and used in organic syntheses.

CONT

Terpenes are a large and diverse class of organic compounds, produced by a variety of plants ... They are the major components of resin, and of turpentine ... Terpenes and terpenoids are the primary constituents of the essential oils of many types of plants and flowers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrocarbures aromatiques
  • Chimie
DEF

Hydrocarbure présent dans de nombreuses huiles essentielles végétales parfumées, extraites notamment des conifères.

CONT

Les terpènes sont les composés aromatiques présents dans la nature et qui donnent aux plantes et aux fruits leurs odeurs emblématiques. Par exemple, le terpène pinène est responsable de l'odeur agréable associée aux balades dans les forêts de conifères, alors que le limonène est le terpène qui donne aux peaux d'agrumes leurs odeurs rafraîchissantes.

PHR

terpène dégradé

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrocarburos aromáticos
  • Química
DEF

Hidrocarburos de fórmula C10 H16 que se encuentran fundamentalmente en los aceites esenciales.

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