nopinene
noun
no·pi·nene
ˈnōpəˌnēn
plural -s
: a terpene C10H16 associated with alpha-pinene in turpentine oils and hyssop oil : a liquid bicyclic terpene that is usually levorotatory in its natural oils and that isomerizes to alpha-pinene (as on heating)
called also beta-pinene, 2(10)-pinene
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary nopin- (as in nopinic acid C10H16O3) (probably anagram of pinon- —in pinonic acid) + -ene