Cymene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cymene \Cy"mene\ (s?"m?n), n. (Chem.)
     A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon,
     {CH3.C6H4.C3H7}, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of
     cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol, camphor, etc.; -- called
     also {paracymene}, and formerly {camphogen}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cymene
       n : any of three isotopes of a colorless aromatic liquid
           hydrocarbon occuring in the volatile oil of cumin and
           thyme and used in the manufacture of synthetic resins