n :  a liquid terpene hydrocarbon C₁₀H₁₆ that has an odor like a lemon, exists in dextrorotatory, levorotatory, and racemic forms, and occurs in many essential oils - compare DIPENTENE  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  lam·i·nin 
 
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