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Amylene

Amylene \Am"y*lene\, n. (Chem.) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, C5H10, of the ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group.

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amylene

n. 1 (context organic chemistry English) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, C5H10, of the ethylene series. 2 A colorless, volatile, mobile liquid consisting of a mixture of different members of the group.

Usage examples of "amylene".

I invented for the same purpose the ether spray process, in which a benumbing cold was produced by projecting a volatile liquid like ether or amylene, or a stream of compressed gas .