triterpene
noun
triterpene is spelled T-R-I-T-E-R-P-E-N-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, triterpene means “Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of triterpene is triterpenes.
How many letters and syllables are in triterpene?
| Letters | 10: T-R-I-T-E-R-P-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is triterpene?
Triterpene appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of triterpene
- triterpenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triterpene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any terpene formed from six isoprene units, and having thirty carbon atoms; they are relatively rare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does triterpene come from?
From tri- + terpene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).