CYMENE


Meaning of CYMENE in English

/suy"meen/ , n.

a colorless, pleasant-smelling benzene derivative, C 10 H 14 , occurring in the volatile oil of the common cumin, Cuminum cyminum, and existing in three forms, the ortho, meta, and para isomers. Cf. para-cymene .

[ 1860-65; kým ( inon ) CUMIN + -ENE ]

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