para-cymene

[ par-uh-sahy-meen ]
/ ˌpær əˈsaɪ min /

noun Chemistry.

a colorless liquid, C10H14, derived from benzene, found in various essential oils, and obtained as a by-product of papermaking.
Compare cymene.

Origin of para-cymene

para-1 + cymene

Words nearby para-cymene

para-, para-aminobenzoic acid, para-aminohippuric acid, para-aminosalicylic acid, para-aortic body, para-cymene, para-dichlorobenzene, para-influenza virus, para-nitrophenol, para-phenetidine, para-thor-mone