camphene

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noun (1)

cam·​phene ˈkam-ˌfēn 

: any of several terpenes related to camphor

especially : a colorless crystalline terpene C₁₀H₁₆ used in insecticides

camphine

2 of 2

noun (2)

cam·​phine

variants or camphene

ˈkamˌfēn 

⸗ˈ⸗

plural -s

: oil of turpentine or a mixture of oil of turpentine and alcohol used as an illuminant

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

International Scientific Vocabulary camph- + -ine or -ene

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for camphene

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between
• bromine

Medical Definition

camphene

noun

cam·​phene ˈkam-ˌfēn 

: any of several terpenes related to camphor

especially : a colorless crystalline terpene C₁₀H₁₆ found in three optically different forms in several essential oils, made synthetically from pinene, and used in insecticides