ocimene
noun
oc·i·mene
ˈäsəˌmēn
plural -s
: an acyclic terpene hydrocarbon C10H16 that occurs in several essential oils (as basil oil) and that resinifies readily in air and isomerizes on heating
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary ocim- (from New Latin Ocimum) + -ene
- interlineary
- interlineate
- interlineated
- interlineates
- interlineating
- interlineation
- interlineations
- interlined
- interliner
- interliners
- interlines
- interlingua
- interlinguae
- interlingual
- interlinguas
- interlinguistic
- interlinguistics
- interlining
- interlinings
- interlink
- interlinkage
- interlinked
- interlinking
- interlinks
- interlobate