terebene
[ ter-uh-been ]
nounPharmacology.
a mixture of terpenes that occurs as a colorless liquid, used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
Origin of terebene
1First recorded in 1855–60; tereb(inth) + -ene
Words Nearby terebene
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How to use terebene in a sentence
By the action of a small quantity of sulphuric acid, among other products terebene is formed.
It is itself a methyl salicylate 90 per cent., plus terebene 10 per cent.
British Dictionary definitions for terebene
terebene
/ (ˈtɛrəˌbiːn) /
noun
a mixture of hydrocarbons prepared from oil of turpentine and sulphuric acid, used to make paints and varnishes and medicinally as an expectorant and antiseptic
Origin of terebene
1C19: from tereb (inth) + -ene
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