Carvone

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  • n. A terpenoid found naturally in many essential oils, most abundant in the oils from seeds of caraway and dill.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A ketone, C10H14O, which occurs in the two optically active forms—the dextrogyrate form in the oils of dill and caraway, and the levogyrate form in the oils of spearmint and kuromoji. It is an oil which smells of caraway and boils at 228° C. Formerly called carvol.
    • Word Usage
    "The oil should contain 50-60 per cent. of carvone, which is estimated by absorption with a saturated solution of neutral sodium sulphite."
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