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Terebene

Terebene \Ter"e*bene\, n. (Chem.) A polymeric modification of terpene, obtained as a white crystalline camphorlike substance; -- called also camphene. By extension, any one of a group of related substances.

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terebene

n. (context obsolete medicine English) Any of various preparations, composed mainly of terpenes, obtained from camphor or turpentine by several chemical methods, used as an expectorant and antiseptic

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What is called Terebene, a most useful medicine for winter cough, is produced by the action of sulphuric acid on Turpentine.