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Categories: Insecticides, Cyclohexenes, Articles with short description, Flavors, Solvents
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limonene  (±)-limonene  (+)-(4R)-limonene  (+)-(R)-limonene  (+-)-(RS)-limonene
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A liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and oranges and other essential oils WordNet 3.0
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Limonene is a colorless liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon classified as a cyclic monoterpene, and is the major component in the volatile oil of citrus fruit peels. Wikipedia
Chemical compound Wikidata
A monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance. Wiktionary