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English
Etymology
From di- + terpene.
Noun
diterpene (plural diterpenes)
- (organic chemistry) any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin.
2016, Maurice M. Iwu, Food as Medicine: Functional Food Plants of Africa:Further experiments are needed to elaborate the exact mechanisms of the hypotensive and diuretic effects of diterpene kaurenoids.
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