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isoprenoid

American

[ahy-suh-pree-noid] / ˌaɪ səˈpri nɔɪd /

adjective

Chemistry.

pertaining to, derived from, or similar to isoprene.

Etymology

Origin of isoprenoid

First recorded in 1955–60; isoprene + -oid

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