| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| cymene |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cy·mene |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s  m n |
| NOUN: | Any of three colorless isomeric liquid hydrocarbons, C10H14, obtained chiefly from the essential oils of cumin and thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French cymène, from Greek kumnon, cumin. See cumin.
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