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cymene
[ sahy-meen ]
noun
- a colorless, pleasant-smelling benzene derivative, C 10 H 14 , occurring in the volatile oil of the common cumin, Cuminum cyminum, and existing in three forms, the ortho, meta, and para isomers.
cymene
/ ˈɪː /
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: CH 3 C 6 H 4 CH(CH 3 ) 2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cymene1
Example Sentences
This is the portion of eucalyptus oil which passes over between 347� and 351� F., and crystallizes at 30� F. It consists chiefly of a terpene and cymene.
They yield from 3 to 6% of a volatile oil, the chief constituent of which is cymene aldehyde.
Terebenthene belongs to the benzene or aromatic series, which can be shown from its connection with cymene.
It is the type of the terpenes and is related to cymene.
Finally, Dr Armstrong mentioned that the volatile portion of the distillate from the non-volatile product of the oxidation of oil of turpentine in moist air furnishes ordinary cymene when treated in the manner above described.
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