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terpin(dictionary)

terpin (iou)



terpin noun. M19.
[from TERPENE + -IN1.]
Chemistry. A saturated cyclic terpenoid, of which there are several isomers, known chiefly as a crystalline hydrate, C6H10(CH3)3(OH)2, obtainable by acidification of -pinene.
ter'pineol noun each of a group of isomeric terpenoid alcohols of the formula C10H17OH, having a scent of lilac and used in perfumery L19.