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camphene

(kam′fēn′, kam fēn′)

noun

a toxic, colorless, crystalline terpene, CH, prepared synthetically from pinene and used like camphor

Origin: camph(or) + -ene

See camphene in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A colorless crystalline terpene, C₁₀H₁₆, used in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and insecticides.

Origin:

Origin: camph(or)

Origin: + -ene

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