meaning of cymene
1. A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon, CH3. C6H4. C3H7, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol, camphor, etc. ; -- called also paracymene, and formerly camphogen.
2. any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid hydrocarbon occuring in the volatile oil of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins
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