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sesquiterpene
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sesquiterpene (sesˑ·kw·terˑ·pēn),
n a member of the terpene group; comprises three units of isoprene. Its molecular formula is C15H24. It may be used as an antiseptic, antibacterial, or antiinflammatory and as a calming agent by aromatherapists.
sesquiterpene
common group of plant poisons, e.g. ipomeanols, ngaiones, sporidesmin, furanoid sesquiterpenes, sesquiterpene lactones.
sesquiterpene lactones
plant poisons found in Geigeria, Hymenoxys, Helenium spp., Iphenia aucheri, Parthenium hysterophorus.
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