camphene

noun

cam·​phene ˈkam-ˌfēn 

: any of several terpenes related to camphor

especially : a colorless crystalline terpene C₁₀H₁₆ used in insecticides

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

camphene

noun

cam·​phene ˈkam-ˌfēn 

: any of several terpenes related to camphor

especially : a colorless crystalline terpene C₁₀H₁₆ found in three optically different forms in several essential oils, made synthetically from pinene, and used in insecticides