camphene

noun

cam·phene ˈkam-ˌfēn

: any of several terpenes related to camphor

especially : a colorless crystalline terpene C₁₀H₁₆ used in insecticides

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1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of camphene was in 1834

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camphene

noun

cam·phene ˈkam-ˌfēn

: any of several terpenes related to camphor

especially : a colorless crystalline terpene C₁₀H₁₆ found in three optically different forms in several essential oils, made synthetically from pinene, and used in insecticides

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