cymene
a colorless, pleasant-smelling benzene derivative, C10H14, occurring in the volatile oil of the common cumin, Cuminum cyminum, and existing in three forms, the ortho, meta, and para isomers.
Origin of cymene
1- Compare para-cymene.
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How to use cymene in a sentence
Terebenthene belongs to the benzene or aromatic series, which can be shown from its connection with cymene.
cymene is methylpropyl-benzene, and can be made from terpenes by removing two atoms of H.
By distillation with zinc chloride, cymene and other products are produced.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythBesides a cymene and a toluene, which have already been shown to exist in rosin spirit, metaxylene was found to be present.
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British Dictionary definitions for cymene
/ (ˈsaɪmiːn) /
a colourless insoluble liquid with an aromatic odour that exists in three isomeric forms; methylpropylbenzene: used as solvents and for making synthetic resins. The para- isomer is present in several essential oils. Formula: CH 3 C 6 H 4 CH(CH 3) 2
Origin of cymene
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