amylene

American

[am-uh-leen] / ˈæm əˌlin /

noun

Chemistry.

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

amylene British

/ ˈæmɪˌliːn /

noun

another name (no longer in technical usage) for pentene

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Etymology

Origin of amylene

First recorded in 1855–60; amyl + -ene

Example Sentences

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

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

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.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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