Associations to the word «Limonene»

Wiktionary

LIMONENE, noun. (organic compound) A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance

Dictionary definition

LIMONENE, noun. A liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats