amylene

[ am-uh-leen ]
/ ˈæm əˌlin /

noun Chemistry.

any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C5H10.

Origin of amylene

First recorded in 1855–60; amyl + -ene

Words nearby amylene

amyl-, amylaceous, amylase, amylase-creatinine clearance ratio, amylasuria, amylene, amylic, amylin, amylo-, amylo-1,6-glucosidase, amylogen

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British Dictionary definitions for amylene

amylene
/ (ˈæmɪˌliːn) /

noun

another name (no longer in technical usage) for pentene