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zingiberene

noun
zin·gi·ber·ene
plural -s

Definition of zingiberene 

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

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History and Etymology for zingiberene

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

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