caryophyllene
noun
car·y·o·phyl·lene
plural -s
: a liquid sesquiterpene C15H24 obtained from various essential oils (as clove oil) as a mixture of stereoisomers distinguished as α-, β-, and γ-caryophyllene compare humulene
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary caryophyll- (from New Latin Caryophyllus entry 2) + -ene
- rubber thread
- rubber tree
- rubber vine
- rubber-base paint
- rubber-chicken
- rubber-down
- rubber-seed oil
- rubber-stamp
- rubber-stamped
- rubber-stamping
- rubber-stamps
- rubbered
- rubberer
- rubberest
- rubberier
- rubberiest
- rubberinesses
- rubbering
- rubberise
- rubberised
- rubberises
- rubberising
- rubberize
- rubberized
- rubberizes