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cymogene

[ sahy-muh-jeen ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a volatile, flammable petroleum distillate containing a large percentage of butane.


cymogene

/ ˈsaɪməˌdʒiːn /

noun

  1. a mixture of volatile flammable hydrocarbons, mainly butane, obtained in the distillation of petroleum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cymogene1

First recorded in 1885–90; cym(ene) + -o- + -gene ( def )
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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.

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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