noun
- A colorless liquid hydrocarbon obtained from turpentine or synthesized, used in organic chemistry and as a fragrance component.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Camphene is one of the main components found in turpentine oil.
- The chemist used camphene as a starting material for the synthesis.
- Camphene has a pleasant, piney odor and is used in some perfumes.
- Industrial production of camphene involves the isomerization of pinene.
- The molecular formula of camphene is C₁₀H₁₆.