caryophyllene

noun

car·​y·​o·​phyl·​lene

plural -s

: a liquid sesquiterpene C₁₅H₂₄ obtained from various essential oils (as clove oil) as a mixture of stereoisomers distinguished as α-, β-, and γ-caryophyllene compare humulene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary caryophyll- (from New Latin Caryophyllus entry 2) + -ene

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