carvotanacetone

noun

car·​vo·​ta·​nac·​e·​tone

¦kär(ˌ)vōtəˈnasəˌtōn

plural -s

: an oily terpenoid ketone C₁₀H₁₆O found in the essential oils of some plants of the genus Blumea

Word History

Etymology

carvo + tanacetone

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