SINCE 1828
cymene
noun
cy·mene
| \ -ˌmēn\
plural -s
Definition of cymene
: any of three isomeric liquid aromatic hydrocarbons (CH3)2CHC6H4CH3; methyl-isopropyl-benzene
especially
: the para isomer found in many essential oils (as pine oil and spruce turpentine), obtained as a by-product in the production of sulfite pulp, and made synthetically
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