thapsane

English

Etymology

From translingual Thapsia +‎ -ane.

Noun

thapsane (plural thapsanes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a family of sesquiterpenes that are found in Mediterranean plants.
   • 2009, Indian Journal of Chemistry:

     Structures of all the thapsanes isolated so far are given in Chart I.

   • 2014, Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, page 1229:

     Enantiospecific synthesis of thapsanes, containing three contiguous quaternary carbon atoms, is accomplished […]

Anagrams

• ant-heaps, pheasant, Stephana, antheaps