1. A colorless liquid hydrocarbon found in essential oils of plants such as cumin and thyme, used in perfumes and flavorings.
Usage: chemistry; also called p-isopropyltoluene

Examples

• Cymene is a major component of cumin essential oil.
• The fragrance industry uses cymene as a base note in many perfumes.
• Cymene contributes to the characteristic aroma of thyme.
• Chemists extract cymene from plant sources for commercial applications.
• The molecular structure of cymene makes it useful in synthetic flavoring compounds.