n.
Pronunciation: ' t ə r- ˌ p ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary terp- (fr. German Terpentin turpentine, from Medieval Latin terbentina ) + -ene ― more at TURPENTINE
Date: circa 1873
: any of various isomeric hydrocarbons C 10 H 16 found present in essential oils (as from conifers) and used especially as solvents and in organic synthesis broadly : any of numerous hydrocarbons (C 5 H 8 ) n found especially in essential oils, resins, and balsams
– ter · pene · less \ -l ə s \ adjective
– ter · pe · noid \ ' t ə r-p ə - ˌ no ̇ id, ˌ t ə r- ' p ē - \ adjective or noun