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Preferred Name

Terpene Compound

Synonyms

Terpene Compound

Terpenes

terpene

Definitions

The class of compound known as terpenes comprise of essential oils, flavours and fragrances. The extraction and synthesis of compounds such as these is the basis for the perfumery industry. They find a variety of uses in the food and pharmaceutical industry as flavour and odour improvers

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C860

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of strong-smelling chemical substance found in some plants, especially trees that have cones. Terpenes are found in essential oils (scented liquid taken from plants).

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:35186

code

C860

DEFINITION

The class of compound known as terpenes comprise of essential oils, flavours and fragrances. The extraction and synthesis of compounds such as these is the basis for the perfumery industry. They find a variety of uses in the food and pharmaceutical industry as flavour and odour improvers

FULL_SYN

Terpene Compound

Terpenes

terpene

label

Terpene Compound

Legacy Concept Name

Terpene_Compound

Preferred_Name

Terpene Compound

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C860

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

UMLS_CUI

C0039561

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C616

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C552

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