pulegone
/ˈpjuːlɪɡəʊn/Chemistry
noun
A liquid terpenoid ketone with an odour of peppermint, present in pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) and some related plants.
- Systematic name: 1-methyl-4-isopropylidene-3-cyclohexanone; C10H16O..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society. From German Pulegon from puleg- + German -on.