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Cymene

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Noun

1. cymene

any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occurring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins

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Cymene

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noun
a colourless insoluble liquid with an aromatic odour that exists in three isomeric forms; methylpropylbenzene: used as solvents and for making synthetic resins. The para- isomer is present in several essential oils. Formula: CH3C6H4CH(CH3)2

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Cymene

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noun
a colorless hydrocarbon, CH3C6H4CH(CH3)2, occurring in three isomeric forms (orthocymene, metacymene, and paracymene), derived from toluene: the most common form, paracymene, is found in the oil of certain plants, as cumin and wild thyme, and is used in paints and solvents

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cymene

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n.
1. Any of three colorless liquid isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, C10H14, used in the manufacture of synthetic resins and other organic synthesis.
2. The para-isomer of cymene, which occurs naturally in essential oils, especially of cumin and thyme.

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