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What is a terpene?

What is a terpene? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) 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, the carotene pigments and rubber.
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The principal constituents of the oil are a terpene, asarol alcohol, another alcohol, and methyl eugenol.
This is the rich material from which Carbocycle Construction in Terpene Synthesis is derived.
Instead, this terpene only increases the solvent's ability to 'dissolve' and mobilize the nitroxide side chain, which is in agreement with its low irritation response.
Plants and some other organisms have an additional terpene biosynthesis pathway in their chloroplasts, a structure fungi and animals do not have.
This gentle distillation method guarantees a high quality, wax-free, state-of-the-art product with reduced terpene content.
They are usually present in the plant oil in mixtures with each other or with a terpene.

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