carvomenthone

noun

car·​vo·​men·​thone

-ˌthōn

plural -s

: a colorless oily terpenoid ketone C₁₀H₁₈O occurring with carvotanacetone in some essential oils

Word History

Etymology

carvo- + menthone

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