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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There were just the slightest traces of concentrated amylene hydrate on her lips.
The Riddle of the Mysterious Light|Mary E. HanshewAmylene (C5H10), an ethereal liquid with an aromatic odour, prepared from fusel-oil.
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