Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun 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 .
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- noun organic chemistry A
terpenoid found naturally in manyessential oils , most abundant in the oils fromseeds ofcaraway anddill .
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Examples
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The oil should contain 50-60 per cent. of carvone, which is estimated by absorption with a saturated solution of neutral sodium sulphite.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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The enantiomers of carvone smell respectively of anise and spearmint.
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Simpler, clearer-tasting peppermint contains little or no carvone or pyridines; instead it makes a terpene called menthol, which gives it a uniquely cooling quality.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Simpler, clearer-tasting peppermint contains little or no carvone or pyridines; instead it makes a terpene called menthol, which gives it a uniquely cooling quality.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The oil contains a large amount of geraniol, together with di-hydrocumin alcohol, d-phellandrene, d-limonene, dipentene, and l-carvone.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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Another example is carvone, a component in both caraway and dill, which, says Fisher, is
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Another example is carvone, a component in both caraway and dill, which, says Fisher, is
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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It’s mildly reminiscent of caraway thanks to its content of the caraway terpene carvone, but also has fresh, spicy, and citrus notes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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It’s mildly reminiscent of caraway thanks to its content of the caraway terpene carvone, but also has fresh, spicy, and citrus notes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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[1, 2]) [1, 2] P (+) - trans-carveol + NADP+ + H2 O References [1] Bouwmeester, H.J.; Gershenzon, J.; Konings, M.C.J.M.; Croteau, R.: Biosyn - thesis of the monoterpenes limonene and carvone in the fruit of caraway.
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