amylene

[ am-uh-leen ]

nounChemistry.

any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C5H10.

Origin of amylene

First recorded in 1855–60; amyl + -ene

Words Nearby amylene

amyl
amylaceous
amyl acetate
amyl alcohol
amylase
amylene
amyl group
amylic
amyl nitrite
amylo-
amylogen

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How to use amylene in a sentence

There were just the slightest traces of concentrated amylene hydrate on her lips.
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light | Mary E. Hanshew
amylene (C5H10), an ethereal liquid with an aromatic odour, prepared from fusel-oil.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for amylene

amylene

/ (ˈæmɪˌliːn) /

noun

another name (no longer in technical usage) for pentene

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