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menthene definition

men·thene (men′t̸hēn′)

noun

a colorless, oily hydrocarbon, CH, derived from oil of peppermint or from menthol by dehydration

Etymology: menth(ol) + -ene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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