Definition of "terpenoid" []

• A very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavours, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber. (noun)

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• "Camptotheca acuminata is a major natural source of the terpenoid indole alkaloid camptothecin (CPT)."
• "P. macrostachya seeds emit many phenolic and terpenoid volatiles, and the component geranyl linalool is shared among at least eight AG seed species"
• "I'm trying to do my Chemistry homework and I need to know what the terpenoid molecule atisane looks like."