TEREBENES

Noun

terebenes

plural of terebene

Source: Wiktionary


TEREBENE

Ter"e*bene, n. (Chem.)

Definition: A polymeric modification of terpene, obtained as a white crystalline camphorlike substance; -- called also camphene. By extension, any one of a group of related substances.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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