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Terpene
A naturally occurring organic compound, of the general empirical formula, C10H16, biologically built from a naturally occurring "monomer" called isoprene, C5H8, which is found as a volatile oil in plants. A clearly important--and olfactorily obvious--example is alpha-terpinene found in lemon oil.
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