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What is a monoterpene?

What is a monoterpene? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) Any terpene formed from two isoprene units, and having ten carbon atoms; either hydrocarbons such as pinene, or compounds with functional groups such as camphor.
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Camphene, a plant-derived monoterpene, reduces plasma cholesterol and triglycerides in hyperlipidemic rats independently of HMG-CoA reductase activity.
Limonene synthase catalyses the stereo-specific cyclization of geranyl diphosphate to form a monocyclic monoterpene, limonene.
Psychollatine, a glucosidic monoterpene indole alkaloid from Psychotria umbellata.

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