A colorless liquid hydrocarbon found in cedarwood oil, contributing to its distinctive aroma and preservative properties.
From cedre/cedar + chemical suffix -ene, indicating a hydrocarbon compound found naturally in cedar essential oils.
Cedrene is one of the molecules that makes your grandma's cedar chest smell amazing—scientists can identify it and even create synthetic versions in labs, but the natural form from real wood is always slightly different!
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