"camphene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: camphenes [plural], camphine [alternative]
Etymology: From camphor + -ene Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|camphor|ene}} camphor + -ene Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} camphene (countable and uncountable, plural camphenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils. Wikipedia link: De Gruyter Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (organic compound): camfè [masculine] (Catalan), 莰烯 (ham² hei¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 莰烯 (kǎnxī) (Chinese Mandarin), καμφένιο (kamfénio) [neuter] (Greek), カンフェン (kanfen) (Japanese)

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