carvone

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noun

A terpenoid found naturally in many essential oils, most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway and dill.

OriginArabic كَرَاوِيَا →
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Meanings

nouncarvone (countable and uncountable, plural carvones)

plural carvones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA terpenoid found naturally in many essential oils, most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway and dill.

Origin

  1. Arabicكَرَاوِيَا
  2. Englishcarvone

From Latin carui (“caraway”) + -one, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā)).

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APA

carvone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carvone

MLA

“carvone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carvone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carvone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carvone.

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