1. A colorless liquid hydrocarbon obtained from turpentine or synthesized, used in organic chemistry and as a fragrance component.
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• Camphene is one of the main components found in turpentine oil.
• The chemist used camphene as a starting material for the synthesis.
• Camphene has a pleasant, piney odor and is used in some perfumes.
• Industrial production of camphene involves the isomerization of pinene.
• The molecular formula of camphene is C₁₀H₁₆.