zingiberene

noun

zin·​gi·​ber·​ene

plural -s

: a liquid sesquiterpene hydrocarbon C₁₅H₂₄ constituting with bisabolene the chief component of ginger oil

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary zingiber- (from New Latin Zingiber) + -ene

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Rhymes for zingiberene

• estuarine
• passerine