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terebene

terebene noun: any of various preparations, composed mainly of terpenes, obtained from camphor or turpentine by several chemical methods, used as an expectorant and antiseptic.

Noun

terebene (countable and uncountable, plural terebenes)

  1. (obsolete) Any of various preparations, composed mainly of terpenes, obtained from camphor or turpentine by several chemical methods, used as an expectorant and antiseptic

Forms of terebene

pluralterebenes

Origin of terebene

From French térébène, from térébinthe, from Old French terebinte. By surface analysis, terebinth + -ene. Piecewise doublet of terpene.

Words formed from terebene

Questions about terebene

What does terebene mean?
Terebene means any of various preparations, composed mainly of terpenes, obtained from camphor or turpentine by several chemical methods, used as an expectorant and antiseptic.
What part of speech is terebene?
Terebene is a noun.
What is the plural of terebene?
The plural of terebene is terebenes.

Words near terebene in the dictionary

  1. Tere Asar
  2. terebate
  3. terebates
  4. terebellid
  5. terebellids
  6. terebene
  7. terebenes
  8. terebenthene
  9. terebenthine
  10. terebic
  11. terebic acid

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