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limonene

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaislimonène
Portuguêslimoneno
Italianolimonene
5 more languages
Catalàlimonè
日本語リモネン
Қазақ тілілимонен
한국어리모넨
Русскийлимонен

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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