carvone
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin carui (“caraway”) + -one, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā)).
Noun
[edit]carvone (countable and uncountable, plural carvones)
- (organic chemistry) A terpenoid found naturally in many essential oils, most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway and dill.