Medical Dictionary
triterpene
noun tri·ter·pene \(ˈ)trī-ˈtər-ˌpēn\
Medical Definition of TRITERPENE
: any of a class of terpenes C30H48 (as squalene) containing three times as many atoms in the molecule as monoterpenes; also : a derivative of such a terpene
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