noun
- a colorless liquid hydrocarbon obtained from oil of peppermint
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Menthene is extracted during the distillation of peppermint oil.
- The chemist isolated menthene from the mint extract.
- Menthene has a characteristic minty odor.
- The laboratory analyzed the menthene sample for purity.
- Menthene is used in organic synthesis reactions.