A hydrocarbon or organic compound found in or derived from plants native to Australia, particularly certain eucalyptus species.
From Austral (southern/Australian) combined with the chemical suffix -ene, indicating a hydrocarbon compound with double carbon bonds.
Australene is one of chemistry's geographic words—compounds get named after where they're discovered. Just like 'australite' (a type of meteoritic glass), scientists label new molecules after their origins, creating a chemical map of discovery across the globe.
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