cepaene

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noun

An organic compound with antiasthma properties, found in onions.

OriginLatin cepa →
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Meanings

nouncepaene (countable and uncountable, plural cepaenes)

plural cepaenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn organic compound with antiasthma properties, found in onions.

Origin

  1. Latincepa“onion”
  2. Englishcepaene

From Latin cepa (“onion”) + -ene.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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