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cumene

[ kyoo-meen ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a colorless and toxic liquid, C 9 H 12 , soluble in alcohol: used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and acetone.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cumene1

< French cumène; cumin, -ene
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Example Sentences

When heated with phosphorus pentoxide it yields acetone, water and some pseudo-cumene.

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cumecum grano salis