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Terpenes are a group of chemical compounds found in nearly all plant life on Earth, with Cannabis being no exception. Terpenes are responsible for the wide variety of smells and flavors associated with different Cannabis strains.
Terpenes (Wikipedia)
Terpenes (/ˈtɜːrpiːn/) are a class of natural products consisting of compounds with the formula (C5H8)n. Comprising more than 30,000 compounds, these unsaturated hydrocarbons are produced predominantly by plants, particularly conifers. Terpenes are further classified by the number of carbons: monoterpenes (C10), sesquiterpenes (C15), diterpenes (C20), as examples. The terpene, alpha-pinene, is a major component of the common solvent, turpentine.
Many terpenes are derived commercially from conifer resins, such as those made by this pine.
Terpenes (Wiktionary)
English
Noun
terpenes
- plural of terpene
Anagrams
- Petersen, pre-teens, preteens, pretense
