English Explanatory Dictionary

terebene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various preparations, composed mainly of terpenes, obtained from camphor or turpentine by several chemical methods, used as an expectorant and antiseptic

Word forms

terebene terebenes

Etymology

From French térébène, from térébinthe, from Old French terebinte. By surface analysis, terebinth + -ene. Piecewise doublet of terpene.

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