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amylene

[ am-uh-leen ]
/ ˈæm əˌlin /
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noun Chemistry.

any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C5H10.

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Origin of amylene

First recorded in 1855–60; amyl + -ene

Words nearby amylene

amyl acetate, amyl alcohol, amylase, amylase-creatinine clearance ratio, amylasuria, amylene, amyl group, amylic, amylin, amyl nitrite, amylo-
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British Dictionary definitions for amylene

amylene
/ (ˈæmɪˌliːn) /

noun

another name (no longer in technical usage) for pentene
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