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limonene

/ˈlɪmənˌiːn/

limonene noun: a monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance.

Noun

limonene (countable and uncountable, plural limonenes)

  1. A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance.

Forms of limonene

plurallimonenes

Origin of limonene

From German Limonen.

Questions about limonene

What does limonene mean?
Limonene means a monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance.
What part of speech is limonene?
Limonene is a noun.
How do you pronounce limonene?
Limonene is pronounced /ˈlɪmənˌiːn/.
What is the plural of limonene?
The plural of limonene is limonenes.

Words near limonene in the dictionary

  1. limonade
  2. limoncello
  3. limoncellos
  4. limoncillo
  5. Limone Piemonte
  6. limonene
  7. limonenes
  8. Limones
  9. Limoneses
  10. limoniad
  11. limoniads

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