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What does limonene mean?

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  1. (organic chemistry) 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
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Apart from a hefty dose of vitamin C, lemons also offer a substance called limonene which is believed to have anti-cancer properties.
Mainstream varieties, whether dryer sheets or liquid, contain harmful chemicals like benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, ethanol, limonene and chloroform.
Among its constituents are limonene, linalyl acetate, geraniol and geranyl acetate.
Lemons, limes and oranges contain limonene, a substance that breaks down precursors to skin and breast cancers while stimulating the production of cancer-killing immune cells.
Migrants examined in the tests included octene, styrene, limonene, bisphenol A, diphenyl butadiene and triclosan.
Many diterpenoids produced by plants are commercially valuable, from fragrance compounds like limonene to the anti-cancer drug taxol.

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