santenone

noun

san·​te·​none

ˈsantəˌnōn

plural -s

: a crystalline bicyclic ketone C₉H₁₄O that is the lower homolog of camphor and occurs in East Indian sandalwood oil

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary santene + -one

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