tricyclene

noun

tri·​cyclene

(ˈ)trī+

: a crystalline saturated tricyclic terpene hydrocarbon C₁₀H₁₆ found in crude alpha-pinene and also made synthetically

called also cyclene

—not used systematically

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary tricyclic + -ene

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