amylene

[ am-uh-leen ]

noun

, Chemistry.

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

amylene

/ ˈæmɪˌliːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of amylene¹

First recorded in 1855–60; amyl + -ene

Example Sentences

The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group.

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Under these circumstances such drugs as trional, veronal, amylene hydrate, ammonol, etc., may be tried until one is found which produces sleep.

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Tar contains dirt, of course, and poisons with terrific names like creosote, benzene, cyclohexane, anthracene, dianthracene, toluene, pyridine, amylene, methyl cyanide, carbon bisulphide.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus, bisulphide of carbon has 3 atoms, chloroform 5, iodide of ethyl 8, benzol 12, and amylene 15 atoms in their respective molecules.

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The order of their power as radiants and absorbents is that here indicated, bisulphide of carbon being the feeblest, and amylene the strongest of the six.

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