cymene
[ sahy-meen ]
/ ˈsaɪ min /
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noun
a colorless, pleasant-smelling benzene derivative, C10H14, occurring in the volatile oil of the common cumin, Cuminum cyminum, and existing in three forms, the ortho, meta, and para isomers.
Nearby words
cymbidium, cymbiform, cymbocephalic, cymbocephaly, cyme, cymene, cymling, cymo-, cymogene, cymograph, cymoid
Compare para-cymene.
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Examples from the Web for cymene
By distillation with zinc chloride, cymene and other products are produced.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter BlythBesides a cymene and a toluene, which have already been shown to exist in rosin spirit, metaxylene was found to be present.
Terebenthene belongs to the benzene or aromatic series, which can be shown from its connection with cymene.
Cymene is methylpropyl-benzene, and can be made from terpenes by removing two atoms of H.
British Dictionary definitions for cymene
cymene
/ (ˈsaɪmiːn) /
noun
a colourless insoluble liquid with an aromatic odour that exists in three isomeric forms; methylpropylbenzene: used as solvents and for making synthetic resins. The para- isomer is present in several essential oils. Formula: CH 3 C 6 H 4 CH(CH 3) 2
Word Origin for cymene
C19: cym- from Greek kuminon cumin + -ene
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