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zingiberene

zingiberene noun: a monocyclic sesquiterpene, the predominant constituent of the oil of ginger.

Noun

zingiberene (uncountable)

  1. A monocyclic sesquiterpene, the predominant constituent of the oil of ginger.

Origin of zingiberene

From taxonomic name Zingiber + -ene.

Questions about zingiberene

What does zingiberene mean?
Zingiberene means a monocyclic sesquiterpene, the predominant constituent of the oil of ginger.
What part of speech is zingiberene?
Zingiberene is a noun.

Words near zingiberene in the dictionary

  1. zingerone
  2. zingerones
  3. zingers
  4. zingiber
  5. zingiberaceous
  6. zingiberene
  7. zingiberenin
  8. zingiberine
  9. zingiberoid
  10. zingiberoids
  11. zingiberol

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