sabinene

noun

sab·​i·​nene

ˈsabəˌnēn

plural -s

: a liquid bicyclic unsaturated terpene hydrocarbon C₁₀H₁₆ found especially in savin oil that is the isomer of thujene containing a double bond outside of the rings; 4(10)-thujene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary sabin- (from New Latin sabina) + -ene

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