xanthoxylene

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English

Etymology

Coined by John Stenhouse from Xanthoxylum (syn. of Zanthoxylum) +‎ -ene.

Noun

xanthoxylene (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, chemistry) A terpene extracted from the seeds of the Japanese prickly ash (Zanthoxylum pipertium).