Citrene

/ˈsɪtriːn/ noun

Definition

A hydrocarbon compound found in citrus oils, related to limonene and other terpenes in essential oils.

Etymology

From citrus plus the chemical suffix -ene (denoting a hydrocarbon with double bonds). Identified in the late 1800s during the chemical analysis of lemon and orange oils.

Kelly Says

Citrene is part of the invisible aromatic alphabet—each essential oil is really a complex cocktail of different -ene compounds, and each one your nose detects separately, creating the complex 'lemon smell' that's actually dozens of molecules together.

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