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cymogene
[ sahy-muh-jeen ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a volatile, flammable petroleum distillate containing a large percentage of butane.
cymogene
/ ˈsaɪməˌdʒiːn /
noun
- a mixture of volatile flammable hydrocarbons, mainly butane, obtained in the distillation of petroleum
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cymogene1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cymogene1
C19: from cymene + -gene
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Example Sentences
The lightest of all, cymogene, is given off even at the freezing-point of water.
From Project Gutenberg
The boiling-point of a liquid is, of course, the temperature at which it turns freely into vapour, and just as petroleum when heated gives off first cymogene, next rhigolene, then petrol, benzine, kerosene and so on, in the order named, so liquid air, when it is evaporated, gives off its different constituents in order.
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