sylvestrene

noun

syl·​ves·​trene

silˈveˌstrēn

plural -s

: a liquid terpene hydrocarbon C₁₀H₁₆ or mixture of two isomeric terpenes occurring in dextrorotatory, levorotatory, and inactive racemic forms and obtained as the dihydrochloride of the dextrorotatory form by treating either of the carenes or oil fractions containing them with hydrogen chloride; 1,8- or 6,8-meta-menthadiene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary sylvestr- (from New Latin sylvestris —specific epithet of Pinus sylvestris, the species of pine from which it is derived—, from Latin, sylvan) + -ene

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