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cymene
[ sahy-meen ]
noun
- a colorless, pleasant-smelling benzene derivative, C 10 H 14 , occurring in the volatile oil of the common cumin, Cuminum cyminum, and existing in three forms, the ortho, meta, and para isomers.
cymene
/ ˈsaɪmiːn /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cymene1
C19: cym- from Greek kuminon cumin + -ene
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Example Sentences
Terebenthene belongs to the benzene or aromatic series, which can be shown from its connection with cymene.
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Cymene is methylpropyl-benzene, and can be made from terpenes by removing two atoms of H.
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By distillation with zinc chloride, cymene and other products are produced.
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Besides 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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