xanthoxylene

Meaning

Noun

  • A terpene extracted from the seeds of the Japanese prickly ash (Zanthoxylum pipertium (species)).

Origin

  • Coined by John Stenhouse from {{ll + -mul|ene|t1=syn. of Zanthoxylum}}.

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