carvone

English

Etymology

From Latin carui (“caraway”) +‎ -one, from Arabic كَرَاوِيَا (karāwiyā)).

Noun

carvone (countable and uncountable, plural carvones)

  1. (organic chemistry) A terpenoid found naturally in many essential oils, most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway and dill.

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