thymene Chem.
(ˈθaɪmiːn)
[f. thyme + -ene.]
1. A clear oily hydrocarbon, C10H16, of the terpene group, contained in the oil of thyme.
| 1857 Miller Elem. Chem. III. 446 Oil of Thyme..consists of an oxidized portion, thymole, and of a hydrocarbon, thymene. The latter constitutes the more volatile portion of the oil. 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 792 Thymene is a colourless oil, having an agreeable odour of thyme. 1900 Gildemeister & Hoffmann Volatile Oils 625. |
2. Commercially applied to a product of the oil of ajowan, used as a soap perfume.
| 1900 Gildemeister & Hoffmann Volatile Oils 558 The remaining part of the oil [of Ajowan], about one half, consists of hydrocarbons, which are sold in commerce under the name of thymene..a mixture of cymene and a terpene boiling at 172°. |