copaene

noun

co·​pa·​ene

kōˈpāˌēn

plural -s

chemistry

: an oily tricyclic sesquiterpene C₁₅H₂₄ occurring in certain essential oils (as oil of supa)

Word History

Etymology

copaiba + -ene

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