leptospermone

noun

lep·​to·​sper·​mone

plural -s

: a pale yellow viscous oily ketone C₁₅H₂₂O₄ occurring in the essential oils from various plants of the genus Leptospermum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Leptospermum + English -one

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