isoprenoid
English
Etymology
From
isoprene
+
-oid
.
Noun
isoprenoid
(
plural
isoprenoids
)
(
organic chemistry
)
Any
compound
formally derived from one or more
isoprene
units.
Derived terms
isoprenoidal
norisoprenoid
oligoisoprenoid
polyisoprenoid
See also
carotenoid
steroid
terpene
terpenoid
prenol