Terp

Morpheme

Terp

Type

bound base

Denotation

turpentine, oleoresin secreted by certain trees, volatile essential oil obtained from certain trees

Etymology

1866 German Terpen by German chemist August Kekulé, from Terpentin; Middle Dutch terpentijn, terbentijn; Old French turbentine, terbentine, terebentine, terebinte; Latin terebinthīna, from terebintha; Ancient Greek terebinthinḗ, from terebinthinós, from terébinthos

Evidence

diterpene, diterpenoid, hemiterpenoid, monoterpene, monoterpenoid, nonterpenoid, polyterpene, polyterpenoid, sesquiterpene, sesquiterpenoid, sesterterpene, sesterterpenoid, sesterterpenyl, terpane, terpene, terpeneless, terpenes, terpenoid, terpin, terpine, terpineol, tetraterpene, tetraterpenoid, triterpene, triterpenoid

See Also

Turpent, Terebinth

Homographs

Terp, Terp