ocimene

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noun

Any of several isomeric monoterpenes found in many plants

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounocimene (plural ocimenes)

plural ocimenes

  1. chemistryAny of several isomeric monoterpenes found in many plants

Origin

  1. translingualOcimum
  2. Englishocimene

From translingual Ocimum + -ene.

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Translations

Catalan ocimè
  • ocimèisomeric monoterpene
Finnish osimeeni
  • osimeeniisomeric monoterpene

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APA

ocimene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocimene

MLA

“ocimene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocimene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ocimene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocimene.

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