terebene

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛrəˌbiːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ter′ə bēn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ter•e•bene  (ter′ə bēn′),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsa mixture of terpenes that occurs as a colorless liquid, used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
  • tereb(inth) + -ene 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
terebene /ˈtɛrəˌbiːn/ n
  1. a mixture of hydrocarbons prepared from oil of turpentine and sulphuric acid, used to make paints and varnishes and medicinally as an expectorant and antiseptic
Etymology: 19th Century: from tereb( inth) + -ene
'terebene' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
terpene

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