amylene

[am-uh-leen] /ˈæm əˌlin/

Word Origin

noun, Chemistry.

any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C ₅ H ₁₀ .

Origin of amylene

1855-1860

First recorded in 1855-60; amyl + -ene

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amylene (C5H10), an ethereal liquid with an aromatic odour, prepared from fusel-oil.

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amylene

/ˈæmɪˌliːn/

noun

another name (no longer in technical usage) for pentene

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