A hydrocarbon compound found in cedarwood oil and other essential oils, belonging to the sesquiterpene family.
From 'Cedrus' (the cedar genus in Latin) combined with a chemical suffix '-ene' (denoting a hydrocarbon). The compound was named after its isolation from cedar wood oils in the 19th century.
Cadalene is why cedarwood smells so good—it's just one of hundreds of volatile compounds in essential oils, and your nose can detect it at concentrations as low as parts per trillion. Your olfactory system is a molecular detective!
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