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zingiberene
noun
zin·gi·ber·ene
Definition of zingiberene
-s
: a liquid sesquiterpene hydrocarbon C15H24 constituting with bisabolene the chief component of ginger oil
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Origin and Etymology of zingiberene
International Scientific Vocabulary zingiber- (from New Latin Zingiber) + -ene
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