Thuyone

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

  thujone \thu"jone\ (th[=u]"j[=o]n), n.
     An oil, {C10H16O}, the chief constituent of cedar leaf oil
     (thuja oil), which is obtained from the northern white cedar
     (arbor vitae, {Thuja occidentalis}) or the western Red Cedar
     ({Thuja plicatis}). It is a stimulant similar to camphor. It
     is also called {thujol}, {thuyol}, {absinthol}, {thuyone},


     {tanacetol}, and {tanacetone}. --Stedman.
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