camphene
See also: camphène
English
Alternative forms
- camphine
Etymology
From camphor + -ene[1]
Noun
camphene (countable and uncountable, plural camphenes)
- (organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
Translations
organic compound
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References
- Alexander Senning (2019), “The naming of terpenes”, in The Etymology of Chemical Names: Tradition and Convenience vs. Rationality in Chemical Nomenclature, De Gruyter.
Anagrams
- champeen