Definition of Monoterpene

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor ¹

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Definition of Monoterpene

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monoterpene

monosyllabics
monosyllabism
monosyllabisms
monosyllable
monosyllabled
monosyllables
monosymmetrical
monosymptomatic
monosynaptic
monosynaptically
monosyphilide
monotal
monotasking
monotectic
monotectoid
monoterpene (current term)
monoterpenes
monoterpenoid
monoterpenoids
monothalama
monothalaman
monothalamous
monothalmic
monothecal
monotheism
monotheisms
monotheist
monotheistic
monotheistical
monotheistically

Literary usage of Monoterpene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"... a. monoterpene. monotone, a. monotonous. mo no to ne ment, adv. monotonously. monotonie, /. monotony. monovalent, a. univalent, monovalent. monsieur, ..."

2. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"Comparison of methods for analyzing occupational monoterpene exposures. Chemosphere 79:-. [3] Pendergrass SM []. Terpene method development. ..."

3. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"For example, at NO3 levels of approximately 100 ppt, the lifetime of monoterpene VOCs due to NO3 oxidation will be less than 10 min. ..."

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