menthane

noun

men·​thane

ˈmenˌthān

plural -s

: any of three isomeric liquid saturated cyclic hydrocarbons C₁₀H₂₀ that are hexahydro derivatives of the cymenes

especially : the para isomer that is the parent compound of many terpenoids (as carvone, menthol, terpineol) compare structural formula

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary menth- + -ane

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