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noun
A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: terpene
History
From German Limonen.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
