thujane

noun

thu·​jane

-ˌjān

plural -s

: a saturated bicyclic terpene hydrocarbon C₁₀H₁₈ that is the parent compound of thujene and thujone

called also sabinane

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary thuj- (from New Latin Thuja) + -ane

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