terebene

[ ter-uh-been ]

/ ˈtɛr əˌbin /

noun Pharmacology.

a mixture of terpenes that occurs as a colorless liquid, used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant.

Words nearby terebene

terce, terceira, tercel, tercentenary, tercet, terebene, terebic, terebic acid, terebinth, terebinthinate, terebinthine

Origin of terebene

First recorded in 1855–60; tereb(inth) + -ene

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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

Word Origin for terebene

C19: from tereb (inth) + -ene

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