menthene

[men-theen]

noun Chemistry.

any of several isomeric, monocyclic terpenes having the formula C₁₀H₁₈.

a colorless, liquid terpene, C₁₀H₁₈, found in certain essential oils and prepared from menthol.

Origin:
1830–40; < Neo-Latin Menth(a) (see mint¹) + -ene

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