terpene
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Noun — Any of a large group of natural or man-made chemical compounds based on isoprene, found in things like perfume, food flavouring and rubber.
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Etymology
From German Terpen, coined by August Kekulé in 1866 in analogy to German Terpentin, from Latin terebinthina. Piecewise doublet of terpin; compare also terebinth and turpentine.
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