carene

noun

car·​ene

ˈkaˌrēn

plural -s

: either of two liquid bicyclic terpenes C₁₀H₁₆ found especially in some turpentine oils and pine oils and in the oil of an East Indian grass (Cymbopogon iwarancusa) and distinguished as 3-(or Δ³-)carene and 4-(or Δ⁴-)carene

Word History

Etymology

Carum (genus name of the caraway Carum carvi) + -ene

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