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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[

Menth

ol + terp

ene

(Chem.)

A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an agreeable odor and a cooling taste.

menthene ‎(plural menthenes)

(organic chemistry) Any of a number of isomeric cyclic monoterpene hydrocarbons having a single double bond