menthene
noun
men·thene
ˈmenˌthēn
plural -s
1
: an oily unsaturated hydrocarbon C10H18 that is a tetrahydro derivative of the para isomer of cymene obtained from menthol by dehydration
2
: any of several tetrahydro derivatives C10H18 (as carvomenthene) of the cymenes
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary menth- (from New Latin Mentha) + -ene