longifolene

Meaning

Noun

A naturally-occurring oily liquid hydrocarbon found primarily in the high-boiling fraction of certain pine resins.

Origin

longifolia + -ene, after the pine species Pinus longifolia (species) (an obsolete name for Pinus roxburghii Sarg.).

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