isoprenoid

[ ahy-suh-pree-noid ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈpri nɔɪd /

adjective Chemistry.

pertaining to, derived from, or similar to isoprene.

Origin of isoprenoid

First recorded in 1955–60; isoprene + -oid

Medical definitions for isoprenoid

isoprenoid
[ ī′sə-prēnoid′ ]

n.

A polymer whose carbon skeleton consists wholly or partly of isoprene units joined end to end.