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caryophyllene

caryophyllene noun: a sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.

Noun

caryophyllene (plural caryophyllenes)

  1. A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper

Forms of caryophyllene

pluralcaryophyllenes

Questions about caryophyllene

What does caryophyllene mean?
Caryophyllene means a sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
What part of speech is caryophyllene?
Caryophyllene is a noun.
What is the plural of caryophyllene?
The plural of caryophyllene is caryophyllenes.

Words near caryophyllene in the dictionary

  1. caryology
  2. caryonidal
  3. caryonide
  4. caryonides
  5. caryophyllaceous
  6. caryophyllene
  7. caryophyllenes
  8. caryophyllenyl
  9. caryophyllid
  10. caryophyllidean
  11. caryophyllideans

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