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thymene

thymene noun: a terpene (or mixture of terpenes) isolated from the essential oil of thyme.

Noun

thymene (plural thymenes)

  1. A terpene (or mixture of terpenes) isolated from the essential oil of thyme

Forms of thymene

pluralthymenes

Origin of thymene

From thyme + -ene.

Questions about thymene

What does thymene mean?
Thymene means a terpene (or mixture of terpenes) isolated from the essential oil of thyme.
What part of speech is thymene?
Thymene is a noun.
What is the plural of thymene?
The plural of thymene is thymenes.

Words near thymene in the dictionary

  1. thymectomy
  2. thymelaceous
  3. thymelaeaceous
  4. thymeleatoxin
  5. thymelike
  6. thymene
  7. thymenes
  8. thymes
  9. thymey
  10. thymi
  11. thymic

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