amylene

[ am-uh-leen ]

nounChemistry.
  1. any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C5H10.

Origin of amylene

1
First recorded in 1855–60; amyl + -ene

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British Dictionary definitions for amylene

amylene

/ (ˈæmɪˌliːn) /


noun
  1. another name (no longer in technical usage) for pentene

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